Abstract: An avatar interface of a virtual assistant is presented to a user in a motor vehicle and a predefined set of accessible elements is provided to be selected by the user. The accessible elements may be operating functions and/or information data. When at least one user statement of the user is received over the avatar interface; a question-answering logic is operated in the virtual assistant for determining at least one of the accessible elements that the user requests by the at least one user statement; and the at least one identified accessible element is made available to the user.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for performing a software update in a control unit of a motor vehicle. The present disclosure provides that, during driving operation of the motor vehicle, a first analysis device of the motor vehicle is used to predict, for a predefined future time interval in which the control unit is operated in order to generate control data, an idle time interval in which the generation of the control data of at least one software module of the control unit is interrupted during the driving operation at least for a predefined minimum duration because of a vehicle state existing then, and the software update is started at the beginning of the idle time interval.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for performing a software update in a control unit of a motor vehicle. The present disclosure provides that, during driving operation of the motor vehicle, a first analysis device of the motor vehicle is used to predict, for a predefined future time interval in which the control unit is operated in order to generate control data, an idle time interval in which the generation of the control data of at least one software module of the control unit is interrupted during the driving operation at least for a predefined minimum duration because of a vehicle state existing then, and the software update is started at the beginning of the idle time interval.

Abstract: The present approach relates to a vehicle having a plurality of devices and a human-machine interface (HMI) for the gesture- and/or facial expression-based actuation of a function of a vehicle device, which comprises a camera for recording a specific occupant of a vehicle and a control unit connected to the camera.

Abstract: An avatar interface of a virtual assistant is presented to a user in a motor vehicle and a predefined set of accessible elements is provided to be selected by the user. The accessible elements may be operating functions and/or information data. When at least one user statement of the user is received over the avatar interface; a question-answering logic is operated in the virtual assistant for determining at least one of the accessible elements that the user requests by the at least one user statement; and the at least one identified accessible element is made available to the user.

Abstract: The present approach relates to a vehicle having a plurality of devices and a human-machine interface (HMI) for the gesture- and/or facial expression-based actuation of a function of a vehicle device, which comprises a camera for recording a specific occupant of a vehicle and a control unit connected to the camera.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for identifying an instance of a variability meta model (VMM) which models a variability in domain requirements, wherein the method comprises the steps of providing at least one set of variants (V) each describing an object of variation and having a corresponding variation point (VP) indicating a variability between said variants (V), wherein each variant (V) is connected to at least one domain requirement, generating QOC-rational model instances related to said domain requirements, deriving a justification matrix (JM) for each generated QOC-rational model instance, and generating a decision for each justification matrix (JM), wherein each decision comprises a variability link element (VLE) which is included automatically into the variability model instance. The invention further provides a method for performing a product instantiation (instantiating the instance of VMM for a specific product) by generating a QOC instance.