Method and device for operating a vehicle
First Claim
1. A method for operating a first vehicle, the method comprising:
- operating, by a control device, the first vehicle in a first operating mode, the first operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle travels autonomously inside a traffic lane based on detection of lane markings of the traffic lane;
detecting, by the control device, a vehicle environment; and
switching, by the control device, the first vehicle from operating in the first operating mode to operating in a second operating mode as a function of the detected vehicle environment, the second operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle autonomously follows a second vehicle while ignoring existing lane markings of the traffic lane.
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Abstract
A vehicle is operable in a first operating mode in which the vehicle travels autonomously inside the traffic lane based on a detection of lane markings of a traffic lane and in a second operating mode in which the vehicle autonomously follows a vehicle driving in front while ignoring lane markings, and a method of its operation includes operating the vehicle in a first of the two operating modes, detecting a vehicle environment, and switching from the first operating mode to the other of the two operating modes as a function of the detected vehicle environment. A device can execute the method and a computer program can be executed by a device for performing the method.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for operating a first vehicle, the method comprising:
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operating, by a control device, the first vehicle in a first operating mode, the first operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle travels autonomously inside a traffic lane based on detection of lane markings of the traffic lane; detecting, by the control device, a vehicle environment; and switching, by the control device, the first vehicle from operating in the first operating mode to operating in a second operating mode as a function of the detected vehicle environment, the second operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle autonomously follows a second vehicle while ignoring existing lane markings of the traffic lane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A device for operating a first vehicle, the device comprising:
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a detection device; and a control device; wherein the control device is configured to; operate the first vehicle in a first operating mode, the first operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle travels autonomously inside a traffic lane based on detection of lane markings of the traffic; and switch the first vehicle from operating in the first operating mode to operating in a second operating mode as a function of a vehicle environment detected by the detection device, the second operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle autonomously follows a second vehicle while ignoring existing lane markings of the traffic lane. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium on which are stored instructions that are executable by a processor and that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method of operating a first vehicle, the method comprising:
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operating the first vehicle in a first operating mode, the first operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle travels autonomously inside a traffic lane based on detection of lane markings of the traffic lane; and switching the first vehicle from operating in the first operating mode to operating in a second operating mode as a function of a detected vehicle environment, the second operating mode being an operating mode in which the first vehicle autonomously follows a second vehicle while ignoring existing lane markings of the traffic lane.
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