US 12,221,124 B2
Means of transportation and device for outputting a request to assume control of the vehicle guidance
Dirk Kaule, Munich (DE); Michael Strolz, Munich (DE); Florian Chouard, Bruckberg (DE); Holger Forst, Odelzhausen (DE); and Philipp Kerschbaum, Munich (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motorenwerke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 17/252,319
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed May 9, 2019, PCT No. PCT/DE2019/100419
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Dec. 15, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/238155, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 19, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 102018209704.6 (DE), filed on Jun. 15, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0261151 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. B60W 50/14 (2020.01); B60K 35/00 (2024.01); B60W 50/029 (2012.01); B60W 50/08 (2020.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60W 50/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60W 50/14 (2013.01) [B60K 35/00 (2013.01); B60W 50/029 (2013.01); B60W 50/082 (2013.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60K 35/60 (2024.01); B60K 2360/172 (2024.01); B60K 2360/332 (2024.01); B60K 2360/338 (2024.01); B60K 2360/782 (2024.01); B60W 2050/0072 (2013.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for outputting a request for a driver of a vehicle to take over vehicle guidance, comprising:
a line-shaped first LED strip with a first electrical connector comprising a first plurality of LEDs,
a line-shaped second LED strip with a second electrical connector comprising a second plurality of LEDs,
wherein the first and the second LED strips are configured to be arranged facing the driver in a steering wheel of the vehicle,
a control device comprising a watchdog, a microcontroller, a bus controller, and an interface, wherein the interface is configured to receive the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector,
wherein the first plurality of LEDs is arranged interleaved with respect to the second plurality of LEDs and the control device is configured to output the request as light signals by controlling the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector.