Method for operating a motor vehicle
AssigneeAudi AG
InventorsAchim Enthaler, Michael Mürken, Andreas Thanheiser, Johann Krammer
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Abstract
A method for operating a motor vehicle having a camera device that records the area ahead of the vehicle and an associated control device for evaluating images taken by the camera device, wherein the control device evaluates the images in order to detect at least one hand gesture performed by a person shown in the images, wherein, when a hand motion describing a calling gesture that indicates a stop request is detected, in the case of a self-driving motor vehicle, the motor vehicle is controlled to stop in the vicinity of the person, or in the case of a non-self-driving motor vehicle, the driver of the motor vehicle is given a signal indicating the stop request.
Claims18
A method for operating a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- taking images with a camera device that is recording an area ahead of the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle is a self-driven vehicle;
- evaluating the images by a control device, wherein the evaluating includes detecting for at least one hand gesture performed by a person shown in the images, wherein the at least one hand gesture indicates the person is requesting to be picked up;
- in response to determining that the at least one hand gesture indicates the person is requesting to be picked up, controlling the motor vehicle to stop in a vicinity of the person to allow the person to board the motor vehicle,
- wherein the at least one hand gesture further indicates a number of passengers to be picked up by the motor vehicle using a number of raised fingers on any hand of the person performing the at least one hand gesture;
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- in response to determining that the number of passengers to be picked up is greater than a number of free seats available in the motor vehicle, sending a call signal automatically to another automatically piloted motor vehicle, wherein the call signal comprises a position coordinate of the motor vehicle.
A method for operating a motor vehicle, the method comprising:
- taking images with a camera device that is recording an area ahead of the motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle is a non-self-driving vehicle driven by a driver;
- evaluating the images with a control device, wherein the control device evaluates the images to detect for at least one hand gesture performed by a person shown in the images, wherein the at least one hand gesture indicates the person is requesting to be picked up;
- giving the driver of the motor vehicle a signal indicating a stop request when a hand motion describing a gesture indicates the person is requesting to be picked up;
- stopping, based on input from the driver, the motor vehicle in a vicinity of the person to allow the person to board the motor vehicle,
- wherein the at least one hand gesture further indicates a number of passengers to be picked up by the motor vehicle using a number of raised fingers on any hand of the person performing the at least one hand gesture;
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- in response to determining that the number of passengers to be picked up is greater than a number of free seats available in the motor vehicle, sending a call signal automatically to another piloted motor vehicle, wherein the call signal comprises a position coordinate of the motor vehicle.
A motor vehicle configured for piloted driving, comprising:
- a camera device configured to record images of an area ahead of the motor vehicle;
- and
- a control device configured to:
- evaluate the images by detecting at least one hand gesture performed by a person shown in the images, wherein the at least one hand gesture indicates the person is requesting to be picked up;
- in response to determining that the at least one hand gesture indicates the person is requesting to be picked up, control the motor vehicle to stop in a vicinity of the person to allow the person to board the motor vehicle,
- wherein the at least one hand gesture further indicates a number of passengers to be picked up by the motor vehicle using a number of raised fingers on any hand of the person performing the at least one hand gesture;
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- in response to determining that the number of passengers to be picked up is greater than a number of free seats available in the motor vehicle, sending a call signal automatically to another automatically piloted motor vehicle, wherein the call signal comprises a position coordinate of the motor vehicle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.