Methods for notifying a driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot and driver assistance systems using such methods
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorOliver WAGNER
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Abstract
A method and a driver assistance system for notifying the driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot are provided. In an embodiment, the method includes providing informational data about the danger spot from a data storage device, providing current image data using a camera, and analyzing a current danger situation by comparing the current image data with the informational data using a central processing unit. A warning signal is outputted to the driver via an output unit depending on the current danger situation.
Claims15
A method for notifying a driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing informational data about the danger spot from a data storage device;
- providing current image data using a camera;
- analyzing a current danger situation by comparing the current image data with the informational data using a central processing unit;
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- outputting a warning signal to the driver via an output unit depending on the current danger situation.
A driver assistance system for notifying a driver of a motor vehicle about a danger spot, the driver assistance system comprising:
- a camera that acquires current image data of an environment ahead of the motor vehicle in a traveling direction;
- a data storage device for storing informational data about the danger spot;
- a central processing unit for comparing the current image data and the informational data and acquiring a danger situation;
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- an output unit for outputting a warning signal based on the danger situation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.