ENABLING A HIGHLY AUTOMATED DRIVING FUNCTION
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Abstract
A method for autonomous operation of a vehicle on a driving route ahead permits autonomous operation of the vehicle is only permitted if one or a group of conditions is/are fulfilled for a predetermined route length of the driving route ahead. The conditions include: there is a structural separation on at least one side of a current travel path of the vehicle; a driving lane of the vehicle has a minimum lane width; there are no humps and dips substantially limiting the range of environmental detection sensors; the number of driving lanes does not change; there are no tunnels; there are no buildings on the travel path; there are no motorway junctions; a radius of curvature of the driving lane of the vehicle is larger than a predetermined limit value; there are no traffic disruptions; there are no traffic reports about dangerous situations; and there are no traffic reports about the presence of roadworks.
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19 Claims
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10. A method for autonomous operation of a vehicle on a driving route ahead, the method comprising:
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determining whether one predetermined condition or a group of predetermined conditions is/are fulfilled for a predetermined route length of the driving route ahead; and permitting the autonomous operation of the vehicle only if the one predetermined condition or the group of predetermined conditions is/are fulfilled for a predetermined route length of the driving route ahead, wherein the one predetermined condition or the group of predetermined conditions include; there is a structural separation on at least one side of a current travel path of the vehicle, there are no humps and dips substantially limiting the range of environmental detection sensors, and there are no tunnels. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An assistance system for autonomous operation of a vehicle on a driving route ahead, the system comprising:
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a control unit configured to only permit the autonomous operation of the vehicle if one predetermined condition or a group of predetermined conditions is/are fulfilled for a predetermined route length of the driving route ahead, wherein the one predetermined condition or the group of predetermined conditions include; there is a structural separation on at least one side of a current travel path of the vehicle, there are no humps and dips substantially limiting the range of environmental detection sensors, and there are no tunnels. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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