US 12,466,445 B2
Driving assistance system and driving assistance method for a vehicle
Robert Knorrn, Oberhaching (DE)
Assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
Appl. No. 18/684,306
Filed by Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich (DE)
PCT Filed Aug. 29, 2022, PCT No. PCT/EP2022/073894
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 16, 2024,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/031086, PCT Pub. Date Mar. 9, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 10 2021 122 471.3 (DE), filed on Aug. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0351618 A1, Oct. 24, 2024
Int. Cl. B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60W 50/14 (2020.01)
CPC B60W 60/0051 (2020.02) [B60K 35/10 (2024.01); B60K 35/22 (2024.01); B60K 35/28 (2024.01); B60W 50/14 (2013.01); B60K 2360/172 (2024.01); B60K 2360/175 (2024.01); B60W 2050/146 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A driving assistance system for a vehicle, comprising:
a user interface configured to receive a user input to select an automated driving mode from two or more different automated driving modes; and
at least one processor configured to:
in response to a user input to select a automated driving mode and the selected automated driving mode being available when selected by the user input, postpone activating the selected first automated driving mode for a first time interval, and
in response to the user input to select the automated driving mode and the selected automated driving mode being unavailable when selected by the user input, postpone attempting to activate the selected automated driving mode for a second time interval,
wherein the second time interval is longer than the first time interval.