Method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle
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1. Method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle, in which traffic messages are stored together with the respective position of the route section or point to which they relate, the positions of the traffic messages are compared with the respective position of the motor vehicle in which the traffic information is to be output in order to determine the distances between the respective positions in the traffic messages and the position of this motor vehicle, and the traffic messages are output sorted according to distances, starting with the smallest distance.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle. In order to present the driver with traffic information in such a way that he can adapt his driving behaviour and/or his selection of a route for his journey to the respective current traffic situation in time, there is a provision that traffic messages are stored together with the respective position of the route section to which they relate. The positions of the traffic messages are then compared with the respective position of a motor vehicle in which the traffic information is to be output in order to detect the distances between the respective position of the traffic messages and the position of this motor vehicle. The traffic messages are then output sorted according to distances, starting with the smallest distance.
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1. Method for outputting traffic information in a motor vehicle, in which
traffic messages are stored together with the respective position of the route section or point to which they relate, the positions of the traffic messages are compared with the respective position of the motor vehicle in which the traffic information is to be output in order to determine the distances between the respective positions in the traffic messages and the position of this motor vehicle, and the traffic messages are output sorted according to distances, starting with the smallest distance.
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