Patent ID: 6226570
Filing Date: 2001-05-01
Classification: B60K,B60W,B62D,G08G

Abstract:
A motor vehicle comprising:driving devices for the temporary automatic driving of the vehicle;communication devices for communication between an operator of the vehicle and at least one system extrinsic to operation of the vehicle;an interface for transmission of signals between said driving devices and said communication devices; andan operating device that is operable both to activate the communication devices for the implementation of a communication operation, and to activate the driving devices for automatic vehicle driving; whereinsaid driving devices include means for recognizing that a requirement for the vehicle operator to resume manual vehicle driving is imminent, at a time when a vehicle driving device is activated; andupon recognition that a requirement for the vehicle operator's resumption of manual vehicle operation is imminent, the activated driving device transmits a take-over signal to the communication devices, and the communication devices display a received take-over signal on a display device.