Patent ID: 11940792
Assignee: BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 15:
16. A method for operating a vehicle that is configured to be driven in an at least partly automated manner, the vehicle including an actuation element configured to control longitudinal guidance of the vehicle by a driver, wherein the actuation element is blocked within predefined position limits in accordance with a variable representing a degree of automation of driving of the vehicle and in accordance with a first condition, wherein blocking of the actuation element is suspended in accordance with the variable representing the degree of automation of the driving of the vehicle and a second condition, the method comprising:
detecting the variable representing the degree of automation of the driving of the vehicle;
detecting fulfillment of at least one of the first condition and the second condition;
initiating the blocking of the actuation element for controlling the longitudinal guidance of the vehicle within the predefined position limits as a function of the variable representing the degree of automation of the driving of the vehicle and the first condition;
initiating suspension of the blocking of the actuation element for controlling the longitudinal guidance of the vehicle as a function of the variable representing the degree of automation of the driving of the vehicle and the second condition; and
outputting different haptic effects on the actuation element for a first transition from manual driving to automated driving and a second transition from the automated driving to the manual driving.