Patent ID: 11912312
Assignee: VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 9:
10. An apparatus for a network component, the apparatus comprising:
one or more interfaces to communicate in a mobile communication system; and
a control module configured to control the one or more interfaces, wherein the control module is further configured to determine a route section for a transportation vehicle by:
receiving information related to occurrence of an unexpected traffic situation, as a non-traditional vehicle impediment that differs from an expectation according to routing or map information available in the transportation vehicle necessitating at least partial discontinuation of the automated driving mode, from the transportation vehicle using a mobile communication system, including receiving video data with a first higher data rate responsive to operation in a first period of the remote tele-operation;
obtaining information related to driving instructions for the route section to overcome the unexpected traffic situation;
transmitting information related to the driving instructions for the route section to the transportation vehicle and remotely tele-operating the transportation vehicle through the unexpected traffic situation, wherein the information includes information that is related to an environmental model of the transportation vehicle, related to transportation vehicle data, and related to video data from the transportation vehicle in addition to the information related to the unexpected traffic situation; and
receiving video data with a second lower data rate responsive to operation in a second period of the remote tele-operation including combined remote tele-operation and automated driving.