Disclosed herein is a road vehicle (1) turn signal assist system and method for a road vehicle having turn indicators (3) and comprising a positioning system (4) having access to map data (5) and one or more sensors (6) for monitoring the road vehicle (1) surroundings as well as one or more gears for selectively travelling forward or in reverse. Current positioning information and map data for the current position is used to determine if parking of the road vehicle (1) is in progress when a reverse gear is selected. If determined that parking of the road vehicle (1) is in progress and the one or more sensors (6) for monitoring the road vehicle (1) surroundings are detecting moving objects (7) the right hand side or left hand side road vehicle turn indicators (3) are activated, if not already manually activated, to indicate the ongoing parking operation.
ROAD VEHICLE TURN SIGNAL ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD
STRASSENFAHRZEUG-FAHRRICHTUNGSASSISTENZSYSTEM UND VERFAHREN DAFÜR
PROCÉDÉ ET SYSTÈME D'ASSISTANCE DE CLIGNOTANT DE VÉHICULE ROUTIER
2022-03-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60Q ARRANGEMENT OF SIGNALLING OR LIGHTING DEVICES, THE MOUNTING OR SUPPORTING THEREOF OR CIRCUITS THEREFOR, FOR VEHICLES IN GENERAL , Anordnung von Signal- oder Beleuchtungsvorrichtungen, deren Einbau oder Halterung oder deren Schaltkreise bei Fahrzeugen allgemein |
European Patent Office | 2022
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