Method and system for detecting autonomously driven vehicles, for distance measurement and for distance control
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1. A method for detecting autonomously operated vehicles, the method comprising the acts of:
- sensing a motion trajectory of a first vehicle via a sensor unit located outside the first vehicle;
determining an autonomy characteristic value via a processor as a function of the motion trajectory of a single vehicle, wherein the single vehicle is the first vehicle, the autonomy characteristic value representative of whether the first vehicle is being operated autonomously or non-autonomously; and
controlling a distance of a third vehicle from the first vehicle based on the autonomy characteristic value.
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Abstract
A method is provided for detecting autonomously driven vehicles, in which a motion trajectory of a first vehicle is determined. According to the determined motion trajectory, an autonomy characteristic, which is representative of whether the first vehicle can be driven autonomously or not, is determined.
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1. A method for detecting autonomously operated vehicles, the method comprising the acts of:
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sensing a motion trajectory of a first vehicle via a sensor unit located outside the first vehicle; determining an autonomy characteristic value via a processor as a function of the motion trajectory of a single vehicle, wherein the single vehicle is the first vehicle, the autonomy characteristic value representative of whether the first vehicle is being operated autonomously or non-autonomously; and controlling a distance of a third vehicle from the first vehicle based on the autonomy characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for detecting autonomously operating vehicles, the device comprising:
a processing unit and associated memory storing program code that, when executed by the processing unit, carries out the method of; causing a sensor unit located outside a first vehicle to sense a motion trajectory of the first vehicle; determining an autonomy characteristic value as a function of the motion trajectory of a single vehicle, wherein the single vehicle is the first vehicle, the autonomy characteristic value representative of whether the first vehicle is being operated autonomously or non-autonomously; and controlling a distance of a third vehicle from the first vehicle based on the autonomy characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for reporting unsafe autonomous vehicle behavior, the method comprising the acts of:
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sensing a motion trajectory of a first vehicle via a sensor unit located outside the first vehicle; determining an autonomy characteristic value via a processor as a function of the motion trajectory of a single vehicle, wherein the single vehicle is the first vehicle, the autonomy characteristic value representative of whether the first vehicle is being operated autonomously or non-autonomously; determining a first distance to the first vehicle from a second vehicle driving in front of the first vehicle; determining a distance threshold value as a function of the autonomy characteristic value such that, if the first vehicle is detected as being operated autonomously, the distance threshold value is lower than if the first vehicle is detected as being operated non-autonomously; determining whether the determined first distance is less than the determined distance threshold value; if the determined first distance is less than the determined distance threshold value, storing a corresponding information item; and transmitting the corresponding information item to one or more of;
a police authority and a manufacturer of the first vehicle.
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14. A method for distance control in a third vehicle driving behind a first vehicle, the method comprising the acts of:
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sensing a motion trajectory of the first vehicle via a sensor unit located outside the first vehicle; determining an autonomy characteristic value via a processor as a function of the motion trajectory of a single vehicle, wherein the single vehicle is the first vehicle, the autonomy characteristic value representative of whether the first vehicle is being operated autonomously or non-autonomously; and controlling a distance from the third vehicle to the first vehicle as a function of the autonomy characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having stored thereon executable program code which, when executed via a processing unit, carries out the method of:
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causing a sensor unit located outside a first vehicle to sense a motion trajectory of the first vehicle; determining an autonomy characteristic value as a function of the motion trajectory of a single vehicle, wherein the single vehicle is the first vehicle, the autonomy characteristic value representative of whether the first vehicle is being operated autonomously or non-autonomously; and controlling a distance of a third vehicle from the first vehicle based on the autonomy characteristic value. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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