Patent ID: 7224266
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B60K,B60R,B60W

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying a driver who intends to drive a vehicle and for switching the vehicle between a driving-allowing mode or to a drive-stop mode, the method comprising the steps of: providing the vehicle with an ID scanner and with a control unit associated with said scanner, scanning of a personal ID of the driver by the scanner when the driver intends to drive the vehicle, switching the vehicle to the driving-allowing mode when the control unit recognizes the scanned personal ID of the driver; comparing with the control unit, when the driver is driving, actual driving data of the vehicle with driving style information of the driver; and on a basis of the comparison of the driving style information with the actual driving data, determining with the control unit in the vehicle either to continue to maintain the driving-allowing mode or to inform the driver that the vehicle will be switched to the drive-stop mode.