Safety System For An Autonomous Vehicle, And Method For Operating A Safety System Of An Autonomous Vehicle

Abstract

The invention relates to a safety system (16) for an autonomous vehicle (10), the safety system (16) comprising at least one warning device (26) and a warning system (18). The warning system (18) is configured to automatically detect an emergency situation based on a monitored operating mode of at least one subsystem (44) of the autonomous vehicle (10), and to automatically deploy, in response to detecting the emergency situation, the at least one warning device (26) in a surroundings (28) of the autonomous vehicle (10). The warning system (18) is further configured to deploy the at least one warning device (26) according to a minimal risk procedure (50) of the autonomous vehicle (10).

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