DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A TURN SIGNAL
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Abstract
A system for controlling a turn signal for a motor vehicle is disclosed to detect lane changes of the motor vehicle. The system includes a control device which acquires information provided by an environment sensor, and controls the turn signal as a function of a lane change status.
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29 Claims
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15. A device for controlling a turn signal for a motor vehicle comprising:
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an environment sensor configured to acquire lane change information for a signaled lane change; and a control device configured to detect a lane change of the motor vehicle based on the lane change information, and configured to deactivate a turn signal upon detection of a lane change. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method for controlling a turn signal of a motor vehicle comprising:
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manually activating a turn signal for a signaled lane change; acquiring lane change information for the signaled lane change with an environment sensor; detecting a lane change of the motor vehicle based on the lane change information; deactivating the turn signal upon completion of the lane change based on the lane change information. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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