Vehicle and method of operating the vehicle
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorAnton Wolf
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Abstract
A vehicle is operable in a manual driving mode and in an at least partially automatic driving mode. To allow a rapid change from the automatic to the manual driving mode, the respective position of a driver seat and/or at least one driving-relevant cockpit element is adjusted for functional use by a driver of the vehicle such that the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element can be functionally used by the driver whenever the vehicle is, or is to be, operated in the automatic driving mode.
Claims15
A vehicle, comprising:
- a cockpit that includes a driver's seat and at least one driving-relevant cockpit element for functional use by a driver of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is operable in a manual driving mode and in an at least partially automatic driving mode;
- and
- a control device that automatically repositions the driver's seat and/or the at least one cockpit element, while the driver is seated in the driver's seat, between a first position, in response to the vehicle being operated in the manual driving mode, and a second position, in response to the vehicle being operated in the automatic driving mode, such that the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element remains functionally usable by the driver in each of the manual and automatic driving modes,
- wherein the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element comprises an element selected from the group comprising:
- a steering wheel, a pedal, an exterior rearview mirror, a rearview mirror, and a head-up display.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a cockpit that includes a driver's seat and at least one driving-relevant cockpit element for functional use by a driver of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is operable in a manual driving mode and in an at least partially automatic driving mode;
- and
- a control device that automatically repositions the driver's seat and/or the at least one cockpit element, while the driver is seated in the driver's seat, between a first position, in response to the vehicle being operated in the manual driving mode, and a second position, in response to the vehicle being operated in the automatic driving mode, such that the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element remains functionally usable by the driver in each of the manual and automatic driving modes,
- wherein the control device is further configured to set a tautness of a seatbelt of the driver and/or a position of a belt retainer of the seatbelt, such that the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element is remains functionally usable by the driver in each of the manual and automatic driving modes.
A method for operating a vehicle having a cockpit comprising a driver's seat and at least one driving-relevant cockpit element for functional use by a driver of the vehicle, wherein the vehicle is operable in a manual driving mode and in an at least partially automatic driving mode, the method comprising the steps of:
- automatically repositioning the driver's seat and/or the at least one cockpit element, while the driver is seated in the driver's seat, between a first position, in response to the vehicle being operated in the manual driving mode, and a second position, in response to the vehicle being operated in the automatic driving mode, in such a way that the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element remains functionally usable by the driver in each of the manual and automatic driving modes;
- and
- setting a tautness of a seatbelt of the driver and/or a position of a belt retainer of the seatbelt such that the at least one driving-relevant cockpit element remains functionally usable by the driver in each of the manual and automatic driving modes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.