Patent ID: 11926267
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 15:
16. A motor vehicle comprising:
at least one driver assistance system;
at least one camera for monitoring an interior space of the motor vehicle;
an operating element for the camera, the operating element controllable by an occupant in the interior space of the motor vehicle to select between a first position to a second position;
wherein in the first position of the operating element, the camera is activated and in the second position of the operating element, the camera is deactivated;
wherein when activated, the camera is arranged so that the interior space is in a field of view of the camera and when deactivated, the camera is arranged so that the interior space is not in the field of view; and
a control unit, connected with the operating element and the driver assistance system, the control unit being configured for, during driving of the motor vehicle:
monitoring the operating element;
if the operating element moves to the first position, issuing a monitoring authorization for the driver assistance system to monitor the interior space; and
if the operating element moves to the second position, withdrawing the monitoring authorization.