Abstract: A high-beam assistance system of a motor vehicle determines whether or not an unseen vehicle with headlamps switched on is approaching from the opposite direction before the unseen vehicle enters the field of view of a camera in the host vehicle. Wherein the registered images do not include any approaching vehicle on the roadway, the high-beam assistance system determines an expected illumination information item which is estimated to result from illumination by the host headlamps, determines an actual illumination information item contained in the registered images, and compares the expected illumination information item and the actual illumination information item. If the actual illumination information item deviates from the expected illumination information item, then the illumination provided by the host headlamps is adjusted from a high-beam state to a low-beam state.

Abstract: A high-beam assistance system of a motor vehicle determines whether or not an unseen vehicle with headlamps switched on is approaching from the opposite direction before the unseen vehicle enters the field of view of a camera in the host vehicle. Wherein the registered images do not include any approaching vehicle on the roadway, the high-beam assistance system determines an expected illumination information item which is estimated to result from illumination by the host headlamps, determines an actual illumination information item contained in the registered images, and compares the expected illumination information item and the actual illumination information item. If the actual illumination information item deviates from the expected illumination information item, then the illumination provided by the host headlamps is adjusted from a high-beam state to a low-beam state.

Abstract: A method improves temporarily-impaired automatic speech recognition or speech clarity of telecommunication in a vehicle through temporary countermeasures. At least an environment in a direction of travel in front of the vehicle is observed with one or more sensors installed in or on the vehicle. Using observation data obtained, objects in of the environment of the vehicle are determined that represent potential, time-variant noise sources and that the vehicle is expected, on the basis of a detected relative movement between the vehicle and objects, to approach close enough to impair the speech recognition or speech clarity in the vehicle. A start and end of the expected influence of an object determined in this way on the speech recognition or speech clarity are calculated. Countermeasures are taken for a duration of the passing of an object, which is based on the start and end of the expected influence.

Abstract: Compensation for an effect of lane grooves in a roadway on driving behavior of a vehicle is performed, wherein lane grooves are detected by a device designed for this purpose such as a stereo camera. Information regarding a character of the lane grooves is transmitted to a control device, and control commands are transmitted by the control device to a steering device of the vehicle, or to actuators of vehicle wheels, in order to counteract the effect of the lane grooves on the driving behavior.

Abstract: An autonomous driving unit for a self-driving motor vehicle is provided. The autonomous driving unit includes a memory that stores route data for a determined route, wherein the route data are based on the drive along the determined route. The autonomous driving unit also includes a control unit, which is connected to the memory, and includes a driving mode for autonomously driving along the determined route with the aid of the route data stored for the determined route.