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

Claim 14:
15. An apparatus configured to provide at least partly automated driving of a vehicle, the apparatus comprising:
a pedal module including an actuation element configured to control longitudinal guidance 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, and
a processor configured to output a control signal for blocking of the actuation element,
wherein the 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, and
wherein different haptic effects are provided 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.