Method and System for Assisting a Driver of a Motor Vehicle in Clearing a Path for Emergency Vehicles
AssigneeBayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
InventorJohannes ECHTLER
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Abstract
A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle in clearing a path for emergency vehicles includes detecting a traffic jam situation for the motor vehicle, determining a need to clear a path for emergency vehicles on the basis of the detected traffic jam situation, detecting the driver's viewing direction, and semi-automatically or fully automatically controlling the motor vehicle according to the determined need to clear a path for emergency vehicles and the driver's detected viewing direction.
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A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle in clearing an emergency path, the method comprising:
- detecting a congestion situation for the motor vehicle,
- ascertaining a need for clearing the emergency path based on the detected congestion situation,
- detecting a viewing direction of the driver, and
- performing partially automated or fully automated controlling of the motor vehicle in dependence on the ascertained need for clearing the emergency path and on the detected viewing direction of the driver.
A driving assistance apparatus for a motor vehicle, the driving assistance apparatus comprising:
- a first sensor apparatus for detecting a congestion situation for the motor vehicle,
- a computational apparatus, connected to the first sensor apparatus, for ascertaining a need for clearing an emergency path based on the congestion situation detected by the first sensor apparatus, and
- a second sensor apparatus, connected to the computational device, for detecting a viewing direction of the driver,
- wherein the computational apparatus is configured to carry out partially automated or fully automated controlling of the motor vehicle in dependence on the ascertained need for clearing the emergency path and on the detected viewing direction of the driver.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.