Motor vehicle with an automatic vehicle driving and electronic communication devices
AssigneeDaimlerChrysler AG
InventorStefan Hahn
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Abstract
A motor vehicle has devices for temporary automatic vehicle driving and devices for the communication between a vehicle user and at least one electronic communication system. An operating device is provided by which the communication devices can be activated for implementing a communication operation and the vehicle driving devices can be activated for an automatic vehicle driving. When it is recognized that resumption of manual vehicle driving is becoming necessary, the activated vehicle driving devices transmit a take-over information signal to the communication devices, which display this take-over information on a display unit.
Claims7
A motor vehicle comprising:
- driving devices for the temporary automatic driving of the vehicle;
- communication devices for communication between an operator of the vehicle and at least one system extrinsic to operation of the vehicle;
- an interface for transmission of signals between said driving devices and said communication devices;
- and
- an operating device that is operable both to activate the communication devices for the implementation of a communication operation, and to activate the driving devices for automatic vehicle driving;
- wherein
- said driving devices include means for recognizing that a requirement for the vehicle operator to resume manual vehicle driving is imminent, at a time when a vehicle driving device is activated;
- and
- upon recognition that a requirement for the vehicle operator's resumption of manual vehicle operation is imminent, the activated driving device transmits a take-over signal to the communication devices, and the communication devices display a received take-over signal on a display device.
An operating device for a vehicle, comprising:
- at least one automatic vehicle operation unit;
- at least one electronic communications system;
- a communication interface for communication between a vehicle user and said electronic communications system;
- and
- an operating device coupled to activate said at least one electronic communications system and said at least one automatic vehicle operation system;
- wherein said at least one automatic vehicle operation unit includes means for recognizing a situation in which manual driving of the vehicle will become necessary, and for transmitting a signal indicative of said situation to said communication interface, for communication to the vehicle user.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.