Patent ID: 11878710
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing a correction of a direction of travel by a driver assistance system in a motor vehicle, wherein the motor vehicle is traveling in the direction of travel within a currently traveled lane, and a control device of the driver assistance system performs:
detecting a relative position of the motor vehicle with respect to the currently traveled lane;
determining a distance of the motor vehicle to at least one of two boundaries of the currently traveled lane using the detected relative position of the motor vehicle;
recognizing a need for correcting the direction of travel to further operate the motor vehicle within the currently traveled lane if the determined distance is less than a minimum distance;
displaying at least one symbol with an output apparatus of the motor vehicle, wherein the at least one symbol indicates the correction of the direction of travel to be performed before performing the correction of the direction of travel; and
performing the correction of the direction of travel indicated by the at least one symbol without active intervention by a vehicle passenger, wherein a steering of the motor vehicle is controlled.