Abstract: A method for autonomous operation of a vehicle on a driving route ahead permits autonomous operation of the vehicle is only permitted if one or a group of conditions is/are fulfilled for a predetermined route length of the driving route ahead. The conditions include: there is a structural separation on at least one side of a current travel path of the vehicle; a driving lane of the vehicle has a minimum lane width; there are no humps and dips substantially limiting the range of environmental detection sensors; the number of driving lanes does not change; there are no tunnels; there are no buildings on the travel path; there are no motorway junctions; a radius of curvature of the driving lane of the vehicle is larger than a predetermined limit value; there are no traffic disruptions; there are no traffic reports about dangerous situations; and there are no traffic reports about the presence of roadworks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for automatically monitoring a motor vehicle, especially for automatically monitoring a vehicle (E) in a traffic jam. Said system comprises at least one sensor (2) for monitoring the space in front of the vehicle (E), and an electronic regulating device for regulating travel, braking and steering. According to the invention, said sensor is designed in such a way that it detects the movement of a vehicle (A) changing lanes in front of vehicle (E). The control of the vehicle is returned to the driver, or the driver is requested to regain control of the vehicle, when motor vehicle (E) shows a desire to follow the lane change of vehicle (A), and when it is determined, by means of the signals of the lateral sensor (8, 10), that during the monitoring, vehicle (E) is not at a sufficiently safe distance from a vehicle (B) detected by the lateral sensor. One such system for automatically monitoring a motor vehicle thus increases road safety in a simple manner.

Abstract: A method of blocking the unintended rolling of a vehicle involves detecting any actual vehicle motion, detecting a selected transmission gear, determining whether an unintended rolling of the vehicle is occurring or is expected to occur based on the vehicle motion and the selected gear, and automatically activating a roll-blocking device such as a brake if the unintended rolling is actually occurring or expected to occur. Further operating parameters or conditions of the vehicle and a slope angle of the terrain on which the vehicle is located can additionally be taken into account in determining whether the unintended rolling is occurring or expected to occur. A system for this includes a roll-blocking device, a driving state determination arrangement, a gear recognition arrangement, and a control unit connected to the above.

Abstract: The invention relates to a system for automatically monitoring a motor vehicle, especially for automatically monitoring a vehicle (E) in a traffic jam. Said system comprises at least one sensor (2) for monitoring the space in front of the vehicle (E), and an electronic regulating device for regulating travel, braking and steering. According to the invention, said sensor is designed in such a way that it detects the movement of a vehicle (A) changing lanes in front of vehicle (E). The control of the vehicle is returned to the driver, or the driver is requested to regain control of the vehicle, when motor vehicle (E) shows a desire to follow the lane change of vehicle (A), and when it is determined, by means of the signals of the lateral sensor (8, 10), that during the monitoring, vehicle (E) is not at a sufficiently safe distance from a vehicle (B) detected by the lateral sensor. One such system for automatically monitoring a motor vehicle thus increases road safety in a simple manner.

Abstract: In a process and apparatus for indicating and implementing control interventions for parking a motor vehicle, a prospective parking space is measured, and the indicating and the implementation of the control interventions does not take place before a confirmation signal for the start of the parking operation is entered by a vehicle operator. The system for carrying out the process has control devices for displaying and implementing the control interventions for parking a motor vehicle as a function of the confirmation signal.

Abstract: A method and a device for controlling the speed of a motor vehicle and its distance from a vehicle travelling in front are provided. The speed is controlled as long as no vehicle travelling in front is located within a prescribed detection area in front of the vehicle and the distance from the vehicle travelling in front is controlled if a vehicle is located in the detection area. The desired distance for the distance control is set after an instruction for a lane change to the left has been triggered, to a value which is smaller than the value before this instruction was triggered, but is at least as large as a prescribed minimum distance. Alternatively, the actual acceleration of the vehicle is limited to a prescribed maximum value if a vehicle travelling in front moves out of the prescribed detection area in front of the vehicle during the time that an instruction for a lane change to the right is set.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining crosswind effects on motor vehicles has arranged on the vehicle two differential pressure sensors which are each connected via two conduits to two openings at the outside of the vehicle and record the pressure difference which occurs between the connected conduits or the associated openings. From this, it is possible for the angle of incidence and the dynamic pressure of the crosswind to be determined by a computer.