Patent ID: 9540045
Date: 2017-01-10
CPC Classifications: B62D

Claim:
1. A method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle during a driving maneuver, comprising: detecting, by at least one sensor, surroundings of the motor vehicle; computing, by at least one control unit, based on the detected surroundings, at least one suitable trajectory for carrying out the driving maneuver; automatically steering the motor vehicle to carry out the driving maneuver to follow the at least one suitable trajectory; and determining, by the at least one control unit, a malfunction of the motor vehicle, and performing the following steps only if the malfunction occurs: (i) informing the driver of the malfunction; (ii) terminating the automatic steering operation; and (iii) displaying at least a remainder of the at least one suitable trajectory for manually completing the driving maneuver.