US 11,853,065 B2
Method and driver assistance system for assisting a driver of a vehicle with driving of the vehicle
Stephan Max, Gifhorn (DE); and Thorben Günzel, Braunschweig (DE)
Assigned to VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, Wolfsburg (DE)
Filed by Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft, Wolfsburg (DE)
Filed on Dec. 19, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/721,382.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2018 222 601.6 (DE), filed on Dec. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0201334 A1, Jun. 25, 2020
Int. Cl. G05D 1/02 (2020.01); G08G 1/01 (2006.01); G08G 1/16 (2006.01)
CPC G05D 1/0212 (2013.01) [G08G 1/0129 (2013.01); G08G 1/166 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0213 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of driver assistance of a vehicle comprising:
detecting the surroundings of the vehicle using one or more sensors of the vehicle and obtaining surroundings data, comprising data on a current road section of the vehicle, driving paths data, and movement data relating to other current road users of the current road section; wherein the one or more sensors comprise a position sensor, configured to determine the current position of the vehicle;
receiving historic data comprising information on at least past driving maneuvers by previous road users of the current road section of the vehicle;
determining a current traffic situation of the vehicle in relation to at least one second current road user of the other detected current road users;
determining one or more traffic rules assigned to the current traffic situation by evaluating the current traffic situation;
determining a historic traffic situation from the historic data, which historic traffic situation is comparable to the determined current traffic situation of the vehicle in relation to the at least one second current road user;
determining the likelihood of the second road user to follow the determined one or more traffic rules;
predicting a driving maneuver of the second road user based on the historic traffic situation, the movement data, the one or more traffic rules, the determined likelihood, and the current traffic situation;
generating a control signal for assisting the driver with driving of the vehicle depending on the predicted driving maneuver of the second road user to prevent a potential collision with the second road user; and
updating the historic data using at least the current traffic situation.