Method and Device for Automatic Direction Indication
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1. Method for automatic direction indication, comprising the following steps:
- detecting a driver activity and/or a vehicle position by means of a Lane Keeping System and/or a Lane Departure Warning System (S10); and
activating or deactivating a direction indication in dependence on the detected driver activity or vehicle position (S12).
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for automatic direction indication, comprising the following steps:
- detecting a driver activity and/or a vehicle position by means of a Lane Keeping System and/or a Lane Departure Warning System (S10); and
- activating or deactivating a direction indication in dependence on the detected driver activity or vehicle position (S12).
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1. Method for automatic direction indication, comprising the following steps:
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detecting a driver activity and/or a vehicle position by means of a Lane Keeping System and/or a Lane Departure Warning System (S10); and activating or deactivating a direction indication in dependence on the detected driver activity or vehicle position (S12). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. Device (10) for automatic direction indication having control means (12) for a direction indicator (140, 142), which control means (12) are designed to receive a driver activity signal (16) and/or a vehicle position signal generated and outputted by a Lane Keeping System (18) and/or a Lane Departure Warning System (20) and to activate or deactivate the direction indicator (140, 142) in dependence on a received driver activity signal (14) or vehicle position signal.
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