DEVICE AND METHOD FOR APPROVING AUTOMATIC GUIDANCE OF A VEHICLE
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Abstract
A device for approving automatic guidance of a vehicle, having an interface to a monitoring apparatus for at least partially monitoring a vehicle driver located in the vehicle, having an interface to an apparatus for automatically guiding the vehicle and for ascertaining a travel direction of the vehicle when automatic guidance is to be performed, and having an analysis unit for comparing a field of vision of the driver, which is determined from the monitoring of the driver, to the travel direction of the vehicle during the automatic guidance, automatic guidance only being approved if the travel direction of the vehicle during the automatic guidance is in the field of vision of the driver.
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10. A device for approving automatic guidance of a vehicle, comprising:
- an interface to a monitoring apparatus for at least partially monitoring a vehicle driver located in the vehicle;
an interface to an apparatus for automatically guiding the vehicle and for ascertaining a travel direction of the vehicle when automatic guidance is to be performed; and
an analysis unit for comparing a field of vision of the driver, which is determined from the monitoring of the driver, to the travel direction of the vehicle during the automatic guidance, wherein automatic guidance is only approved if the travel direction of the vehicle during the automatic guidance is in the field of vision of the driver. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
- an interface to a monitoring apparatus for at least partially monitoring a vehicle driver located in the vehicle;
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15. A method for approving automatic guidance of a vehicle, comprising:
- monitoring a field of vision of a driver located in the vehicle;
ascertaining a travel direction of the vehicle when automatic guidance is to be performed; and
comparing the ascertained travel direction to the ascertained field of vision of the driver, wherein automatic guidance is only approved if the travel direction of the vehicle during the automatic guidance is in the ascertained field of vision of the driver. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
- monitoring a field of vision of a driver located in the vehicle;
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