Patent ID: 9132807
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: B08B,B60S,B60W,B62D,B64D,B64F,G01C,G05D,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for autonomously driving a motor vehicle in a car wash, the method comprising: the car wash transmitting to its surroundings an identification signal (Ping) which includes at least one of an identity and a type of the car wash and an exact location of the car wash, detecting a vehicle position and a vehicle orientation of the motor vehicle in the car wash or in proximity of the car wash with a detection device integrated in the car wash and generating respective first data, transmitting the first data from the car wash to the motor vehicle, automatically entering the car wash with the motor vehicle based on the transmitted first data, transmitting second data from the car wash to the motor vehicle after a predetermined washing operation has been performed on the motor vehicle, and depending on the second data, automatically controlling the motor vehicle so as to cause the motor vehicle to move onward inside the car wash or to exit the car wash.