Patent ID: 9561796
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B60W,G01S,G08G

Claim:
1. A method for controlling a motor vehicle, comprising: controlling a longitudinal speed of the motor vehicle to a predetermined value; scanning an upcoming driving route with a sensor on board the motor vehicle; determining one end of a section of the driving route which is visible with the sensor; determining, via the sensor, a shadowed section of the driving route; determining a distance up to the shadowed section; determining whether the distance is smaller than a predetermined threshold value, wherein the threshold value is a function of a speed of the vehicle; presuming a presence of an obstacle on the driving route beyond a visible section if the distance is not smaller than the threshold value, wherein the presence of the obstacle is presumed even though it cannot be viewed; determining another distance up to the obstacle; determining, based on the another distance, a deceleration value for maintaining a predetermined minimum distance between the motor vehicle and the obstacle; checking whether the deceleration value exceeds a predetermined maximum deceleration; and outputting a signal to a driver of the motor vehicle to inform the driver to take longitudinal control of the motor vehicle.