DEVICE AND METHOD TO SELECTIVELY ACTUATE A VEHICLE ACCORDING TO AN USER OR AN AUTOMATIC DRIVING MODE

A system for a vehicle operable in a user-controlled driving mode and an automatic driving mode includes a hand-operated control element and a contact sensor configured to detect whether a driver of the vehicle is holding the control element. The system further includes a controller to monitor an al...

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Hauptverfasser:	DREES, ROLAND, JANETZKO, MARIO
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PLURAL DIVERSE PRIME-MOVERS INVEHICLES ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF PROPULSION UNITS OR OFTRANSMISSIONS IN VEHICLES ARRANGEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH COOLING, AIR INTAKE, GASEXHAUST OR FUEL SUPPLY OF PROPULSION UNITS, IN VEHICLES AUXILIARY DRIVES FOR VEHICLES BLASTING CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE ORDIFFERENT FUNCTION CONTROL SYSTEMS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR HYBRID VEHICLES CONTROLLING ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT OR PROPULSION OF ELECTRICALLY-PROPELLEDVEHICLES ELECTRODYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES, IN GENERAL ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS GEARING GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS HEATING INSTRUMENTATION OR DASHBOARDS FOR VEHICLES LIGHTING MAGNETIC SUSPENSION OR LEVITATION FOR VEHICLES MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS PHYSICS REGULATING ROAD VEHICLE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR PURPOSES NOT RELATED TOTHE CONTROL OF A PARTICULAR SUB-UNIT SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL TRANSPORTING VEHICLES IN GENERAL WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system for a vehicle operable in a user-controlled driving mode and an automatic driving mode includes a hand-operated control element and a contact sensor configured to detect whether a driver of the vehicle is holding the control element. The system further includes a controller to monitor an alertness of the driver while the vehicle is in the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element and/or switch operation of the vehicle between the user-controlled driving mode and the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element.