An overtaking assistance device for a commercial vehicle is disclosed. The commercial vehicle has at least one distance measurement device mounted on a rear side of the commercial vehicle. The distance measurement device is configured to provide distance information suitable to determine a closest distance and an angle to another vehicle in an adjacent driving lane. The distance measurement device has an evaluation unit configured to provide an overtaking support function by: accessing the distance measurement device to obtain the distance information to the other vehicle; determining a longitudinal distance between the commercial vehicle and the other vehicle based on the distance information; and issuing a signal indicating a possible safe lane change to complete the overtaking operation.
An Overtaking Assistance Device and Method for Assisting a Commercial Vehicle During Overtaking Another Vehicle
2025-03-13
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B60W CONJOINT CONTROL OF VEHICLE SUB-UNITS OF DIFFERENT TYPE OR DIFFERENT FUNCTION , Gemeinsame Steuerung oder Regelung von Fahrzeug-Unteraggregaten verschiedenen Typs oder verschiedener Funktion |
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