Abstract: A roof rack foot for securing a cross bar to a roof of a vehicle. The roof rack foot includes a first clamping portion and an actuation device. The first clamping portion includes a lid receiving area. The roof rack foot further includes a lid removably coupled to the lid receiving area. The actuation device is coupled to the first clamping portion and a second clamping portion, and the actuation device is configured to move the second clamping portion toward the first clamping portion to secure the roof rack foot to the vehicle roof. The roof rack foot further includes a release button coupled to the lid, and the lid is configured to cover the actuation device in a first configuration.

Abstract: An accessory mount assembly for mounting on a supporting structure of or associated with a vehicle. The accessory mount assembly includes a first portion having a first end wall and at least one side wall, a second portion having a second end wall, and a third portion having a plate portion and at least one mounting flange offset from the plate portion. The accessory mount assembly is configured such that, in use, a portion of the supporting structure of or otherwise associated with a vehicle is received between the first end wall and the second end wall.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to mounting bicycles to vehicles. In one arrangement, a bicycle mount is disclosed. The bicycle mount includes shafts forming a spatial arrangement around a central bicycle mount axis. The shafts define shaft axes, shaft lengths, and one or more bores extending axially along the shaft length. The one or more bores are sized to receive a front wheel axle of a bicycle, such that when the front wheel axle is installed to one of the bores, the bicycle is mounted to the shaft when the front wheel is removed from the bicycle. The bicycle mount also includes cross-members located between the shafts and connecting the shafts in the spatial arrangement.

Abstract: An improved ratchet mechanism for the tire arm of a bicycle carrier comprises a guide component disposed inside an extendable inner arm of the tire arm, a pushrod body movably held by the guide component, and a ratchet pawl rotatably supported in relation to the guide component. An actuator on the tire arm moves a pushrod inside the inner arm to move the pushrod body causing the ratchet pawl to disengage from a ratchet rack on the tire arm, allowing the inner arm to be extended by a user. The guide component guides the movement of the pushrod body to disengage a tooth portion of the ratchet pawl from the ratchet rack. The guide component, ratchet pawl, and the pushrod body comprise an improved ratchet assembly for use in an extendable tire arm for a bicycle carrier.

Abstract: There is provided a method (400), a computer program (308) and a control system (300) for a vehicle (1). The control system comprises one or more controllers (301), wherein the control system is configured to: in a first operating mode (401), control a loudspeaker system (206) of the vehicle to direct audio output into a cabin (3) of the vehicle; and in a second, user-requestable operating mode (402), control the loudspeaker system of the vehicle to direct audio output to a vehicle-rearward location relative to the audio output in the first operating mode, wherein the second operating mode requires a rear tailgate closure (506), (508) of a rear cargo area (2) of the vehicle to be opened.

Abstract: A mounting system for supporting an electronic device includes a mount and a connecting element coupled to the mount. The connecting element may include an interface body and a first plurality of engaging elements. The interface body may include a first body portion and a second body portion, and extend axially between an axial end of the connecting element and the first body portion. The second body portion may have a reduced diameter relative to the first body portion. The first plurality of engaging elements may be configured to engage with a clamp body to substantially prevent rotation of the clamp body with respect to the connecting element.

Abstract: A mounting system for supporting an electronic device includes a mount and a connecting element coupled to the mount. The connecting element may include an interface body and a first plurality of engaging elements. The interface body may include a first body portion and a second body portion, and extend axially between an axial end of the connecting element and the first body portion. The second body portion may have a reduced diameter relative to the first body portion. The first plurality of engaging elements may be configured to engage with a clamp body to substantially prevent rotation of the clamp body with respect to the connecting element.

Abstract: An integrated housing assembly mountable on a roof of a vehicle, such as a semi-trailer truck. The integrated housing assembly includes a main enclosure that includes four sides, a top panel, and a bottom panel. One of the four sides is a front panel that is inclined towards the ground. The main enclosure includes one or more cavities. A front panel of the integrated housing assembly includes one or more openings to allow cameras or sensors to be placed within the one or more cavities and behind the one or more opening. The cameras or sensors cameras can be clamped at a downward angle within multiple lock apparatus. The angled front panel and the inclined cameras or sensors within the lock apparatus allow the cameras or sensors to obtain images or sensor data from one or more regions of interest at some distance from the front of the vehicle.

Abstract: An inline power connector for a power cable harness includes a socket assembly having a busbar, a socket terminal, and first and second cable terminators at opposite ends terminated to corresponding first and second cables of the power cable harness. The inline power connector includes an inner housing holding the socket assembly and an inline shield surrounding the inner housing and coupled to cable shields of the cables. The inline power connector includes an outer housing having a cavity receiving the inline shield, the inner housing, and the socket assembly. The cables extend into opposite ends of the outer housing. The outer housing includes a hub inline between the first end and the second end configured to receive a pin terminal that is configured to be coupled to the socket terminal of the socket assembly.

Abstract: A method for controlling an actuator in a domain controller architecture in a vehicle includes receiving, at a domain controller, data related to operation of the actuator. The data includes information indicative of outputs of an actuator controller configured to control the actuator. The domain controller is configured to operate in accordance with a first safety integrity level among a plurality of safety integrity levels. The actuator controller is configured to operate in accordance with a second safety integrity level below the first safety integrity level. The method includes selectively supplying, from the domain controller based on the received data, a disable signal to a hardware component of the actuator controller to disable control of the actuator by the actuator controller. The disable signal is generated in accordance with the first safety integrity level and the hardware component is configured to operate in accordance with the first safety integrity level.

Abstract: An anomaly handling method in an in-vehicle network includes: transmitting and receiving frames; detecting a frame having an anomaly; and switching, when the anomaly is detected in the detecting, a transmission timing of the frame in which the anomaly is detected. The switching includes changing a switched transmission timing to which the transmission timing is switched, according to predetermined information.

Abstract: A vehicle control device for shell sharing between control modules comprises a first control module and a second control module. The first control module comprises a plurality of first connectors, a first circuit board, and a first controller arranged in a second area of the first circuit board. The second control module comprises a plurality of second connectors, a second circuit board, and a second controller arranged in the fourth area of the second circuit board. By setting the size of the first circuit board and the second circuit board to be consistent, the number and type of the first connectors and the second connectors to be consistent, and the second area of the second circuit board corresponding to the first area of the first circuit board is set, the shell structure of the first control module and the second control module can be shared. A vehicle is also provided.

Abstract: A vehicle wiring structure is provided with a cable having one end located at a wheel side and an other end located at a vehicle body side. The cable connects a wheel-side controller and a wheel speed sensor located at the wheel side to a vehicle body-side controller located at the vehicle body side. The wheel-side controller includes a motor control unit that controls an electric motor that drives an electric brake unit that brakes wheels, and a communication control unit that communicates with the vehicle body-side controller. The communication control unit transmits signals indicating detection results of a motor sensor that detects motor conditions and signals indicating detection results of an on-board sensor to the vehicle body-side controller via a single shared signal line. The cable includes the single shared signal line and a wheel speed sensor-signal line that transmits detection signals of the wheel speed sensor to the vehicle body-side controller.

Abstract: A power supply configured for installation in a vehicle is disclosed herein. The vehicle includes a battery, an on-board diagnostics (OBD) port, and a vehicle accessory. In at least one embodiment, the power supply includes a controller area network (CAN) input configured for connection to a CAN pin of the OBD port, a battery input configured for connection to a battery pin of the OBD port, at least one power output configured for connection to a vehicle accessory, and a controller circuit. The controller circuit is configured to (i) monitor a CAN voltage provided via the CAN input, (ii) monitor a battery voltage provided via the battery input, and (iii) selectively deliver power to the at least one power output depending at least in part on the CAN voltage and the battery voltage.

Abstract: Vehicle power outlet advisory systems and methods are disclosed. An example method executed by a processor of a vehicle power outlet advisory system in a vehicle can include detecting a gesture made by an individual. The gesture may indicate that the individual is seeking assistance to power a device. The processor can determine a power consumption of the device based on identifying a type, a brand, or a model number of the device, and can then identify a power source in the vehicle that is compatible for powering the device. The processor may further identify a first power outlet in the vehicle that is coupled to the power source, followed by issuing instructions to the individual for locating the first power outlet.

Abstract: An airbag deployment control system and an airbag deployment control method are capable of handling various collision modes by optimally restraining a passenger in various seat positions, and the airbag deployment control system includes airbag cushions provided for each seat and configured to be deployed in shapes that cover a lateral surface and a front surface of the seat at left or right sides of the seat, and a controller configured to perform control to selectively deploy the left or right airbag cushions for each of the seats depending on a collision direction of a vehicle, whether a passenger is seated in the seat, and a seat direction.

Abstract: A control method for deploying airbags includes a model-securing step of acquiring learning data reflecting a state of an in-vehicle person and securing a deep learning model by learning a deep learning network on the basis of the acquired learning data by means of a controller, an imaging step of imaging the in-vehicle person by means of a detector, a determining step of determining the state of the in-vehicle person by inputting image data of the imaged in-vehicle person into the deep learning network and by performing operations by means of the controller to determine the state of the in-vehicle person based on an output of the deep learning network which is based on the inputted image data, and a deployment control step of deploying an air bag in different ways, via the controller, depending on the state of the in-vehicle person when a collision accident occurs.

Abstract: A method for starting up an electronic circuit for an airbag system is provided. The system includes a first transformer, a second transformer, a charging device, and an energy reserve device. A supply voltage is applied to the first transformer. The first transformer is controlled in a first start-up phase of the electronic circuit to output a first voltage. The charging device is controlled in a second start-up phase of the electronic circuit, such that the energy reserve device is brought to at least approximately 90% of the first voltage. The second transformer is controlled in a third start-up phase of the electronic circuit such that a second voltage that is higher than the first voltage is present at an output of the second transformer, and a third voltage that is higher than the first voltage is present at an output of the charging device.

Abstract: With reference to the Figures, wherein like numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views, a vehicle includes a vehicle seat that includes a seatback and a seat bottom that defines an occupant seating area. The seatback includes an inboard bolster and an outboard bolster spaced from the inboard bolster in a cross-seat direction with the occupant seating area between the inboard bolster and the outboard bolster. A arm is rotatably supported by the inboard bolster. The vehicle includes a computer that includes a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to detect an occupant in the occupant seating area and based on the detection of an occupant in the occupant seating area, rotate the arm toward the occupant seating area in response to detection of certain vehicle impacts.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle roof and a liftgate pivotable relative to the vehicle roof between an open position and a closed position. The vehicle includes an airbag supported by the liftgate and moveable with the liftgate between the open position and the closed position. A tether is fixed to the airbag and the liftgate. The tether extends from the airbag vehicle-rearward to the liftgate.

Abstract: A steering wheel, including a cover, a safety airbag, and a frame, the safety airbag being accommodated in a space defined by the cover and the frame and being fixedly mounted on the frame, and the cover being connected to the frame in a suspended manner. The cover is a unitary structure, and is divided into a first functional region, a second functional region, and a third functional region. Surfaces of the first functional region and the third functional region are both provided with a touch film. At least three non-collinear force sensors are further provided in the space. Some of the force sensors are arranged to be opposite the first functional region, and the rest are arranged to be opposite the third functional region. A controller is further included. Also provided is a method for enabling a preset function in a vehicle by using a steering wheel.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a collision detector, and a deploying-gas supplier. The airbag is configured to be deployed in front of an occupant sitting in a seat of a vehicle. The collision detector includes a sensor and is configured to detect an occurrence or sign of a collision of the vehicle. The deploying-gas supplier is configured to supply deploying gas into the airbag based on an output of the collision detector. The airbag includes a lower-half-restraining bag and upper-half-restraining bags. The lower-half-restraining bag is configured to be deployed in front of knees of the occupant. The upper-half-restraining bags are configured to be deployed between the lower-half-restraining bag and an upper body of the occupant and in a plane that faces the upper body.

Abstract: An airbag apparatus includes an airbag, a collision detector, and a deploying-gas supplier. The airbag is configured to be deployed in front of an occupant sitting in a seat of a vehicle. The collision detector is configured to detect an occurrence or sign of a collision of the vehicle. The deploying-gas supplier is configured to supply deploying gas into the airbag based on an output of the collision detector. The airbag includes first, second, and third bags. The first bag is configured to be deployed to restrain a right knee and a right shoulder of the occupant. The second bag is configured to be deployed to restrain a left knee and a left shoulder of the occupant. The third bag is configured to be deployed at a position closer to the occupant than the first bag and the second bag and to restrain lumbar and abdomen regions of the occupant.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a seat belt guide comprising a guide portion for slidably retaining a seat belt and at least one connecting portion for attaching the seat belt guide to a frame. The at least one connecting portion comprises at least one barb and at least one stop. The barb is arranged in opposition to the at least one stop. The barb comprises a biting surface. The barb is resiliantly biased in a direction different to a direction that the biting surface is arranged to bite in.

Abstract: A pressure sensing system, seat cushion incorporating the pressure sensing system, and method of sensing a weight group associated with an occupant of an automotive seat are described. The pressure sensing system includes a layer of an electrically conductive foam and a flexible printed circuit that includes a flexible substrate and N horizontal sensing wires and M vertical sensing wires securely placed on a top surface of the flexible substrate. The horizontal sensing wires intersect with the vertical sensing wires and form (N×M) intersections. The layer of an electrically conductive foam is placed on top of the N horizontal sensing wires and the M vertical sensing wires. When a pressure is applied to the layer of the electrically conductive foam, each intersection generates in real time an electric flux density value to reflect a degree of a compression caused by the pressure to a corresponding point of the electrically conductive foam.

Abstract: A pressure sensing system, seat cushion incorporating the pressure sensing system, and method of sensing a weight group associated with an occupant of an automotive seat are described. The pressure sensing system includes a layer of an electrically conductive foam and a flexible printed circuit that includes a flexible substrate and N horizontal sensing wires and M vertical sensing wires securely placed on a top surface of the flexible substrate. The horizontal sensing wires intersect with the vertical sensing wires and form (N×M) intersections. The layer of an electrically conductive foam is placed on top of the N horizontal sensing wires and the M vertical sensing wires. When a pressure is applied to the layer of the electrically conductive foam, each intersection generates in real time an electric flux density value to reflect a degree of a compression caused by the pressure to a corresponding point of the electrically conductive foam.

Abstract: A vehicle theft deterrent box includes a housing having at least a first portion and a second portion. The theft deterrent box has an open state when at least a portion of a gear shifter of a vehicle is receivable in the housing and a closed state when at least a portion of the gear shifter is received in the housing and the housing is not removable from the gear shifter. Other devices and methods are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting tampering with a catalytic converter by using a catalytic converter sensor located outside of the exhaust system that is configured to sense vibrations from vehicle exhaust components and output that to a catalytic converter module. The catalytic converter module activates an alarm system if at least one vibration exceeds a vibration threshold for an amount of time that exceeds a duration threshold. The alarm system may include any combination of activating the integrated vehicle alarm module, an external catalytic converter alarm module, or transmitting a wireless alert to a server or user devices.

Abstract: A wireless vehicle control device, disposed on a vehicle, includes a first communication unit, at least one second communication unit and a central management unit. The first communication unit is configured to detect a first communication signal of a portable electronic device. The at least one second communication unit is configured to detect a second communication signal of the portable electronic device, wherein a communication range of the at least one second communication unit is smaller than that of the first communication unit. The central management unit is configured to activate the at least one second communication unit to perform detection when determining that the first communication unit is paired with the portable electronic device according to the first communication signal, and control at least one vehicle lock according to the first communication signal when a distance corresponding to the second communication signal is not greater than a default distance.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing vehicle information to operators and service people without the use of a tool enabling communication directly between the vehicle and the operator or service person. In particular, systems and methods are provided for receiving a vehicle data request from an operator mobile device application, identifying a vehicle in close proximity to the operator mobile device, obtaining most recent vehicle data, and transmitting the requested vehicle data to the operator mobile device. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for the operator to request various capabilities with respect to the vehicles, such as vehicle access.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes a communication device that communicates with an authentication device of the vehicle, and a processor that searches for the authentication device inside the vehicle and prevents a guide message for authentication from being output when at least one authentication device found inside the vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a motor vehicle includes a wireless interface for communicating with an external device; a memory in which a public digital key of the device is stored; an interface to a control apparatus of the motor vehicle; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to determine a lack of availability of a security device configured to perform a two-sided authentication with the external device; to perform an authentication of the device to the motor vehicle on the basis of the stored digital key; and to activate the control apparatus if the authentication is successful.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling a motor vehicle includes: a wireless interface for communicating with an external device; a memory in which a public digital key of the device is stored; an interface to a control apparatus of the motor vehicle; and a processing device. The processing device is configured to detect a request from the device for one-sided authentication; to perform a method for authenticating the device to the motor vehicle on the basis of the stored digital key; and to activate the control apparatus if the authentication is successful.

Abstract: A vehicle owned by an owner and previously used by a first user who previously exited the vehicle performs autonomous driving. The vehicle includes a memory, a wireless communicator, and a processor. The processor obtains data, such as a picture of a second user entering the vehicle and authenticates the second user when the second user's picture matches a picture stored in the memory. When this authentication fails, the vehicle telephones the owner or the first user to ask whether the second user should be authenticated. If the answer is yes, the processor actuates operation of the vehicle for the second user. If the answer is no, the processor instructs the vehicle to a) ask the second user to exit the vehicle, and b) move to a location specified by the owner or first user after confirming that the second person exits the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle having a windshield, a wiper and a vehicle camera is disclosed. The wiper may be configured to clean the windshield and the vehicle camera may be configured to capture a windshield image and a ground image. The vehicle may further include a processor that may obtain the windshield image and the ground image from the vehicle camera at a predefined sampling frequency. The processor may determine that the windshield and ground may be wet based on the windshield image and the ground image. The processor may actuate the wiper at a predefined speed based on a determination that both the windshield and the ground may be wet.

Abstract: A wiper apparatus includes a wiper arm extending from a first wiper arm end to second wiper arm end. The wiper arm has an airfoil profile. The wiper arm includes a core having a lattice structure with shell extending around the lattice structure. A composite layer is formed around the core. The composite layer conforms to an outer surface of the shell. A method of making a wiper apparatus includes forming a core of a wiper arm with a lattice structure surrounded by a shell. The method includes depositing a layer of composite material on an outer surface of the shell.

Abstract: A system for maintaining heated fluid for sensor cleaning includes a reservoir, a heat exchanger, and a manifold fluidly coupled to the heat exchanger and to the reservoir. The manifold additionally includes a set of pumps positioned to distribute fluid to a set of sensors. A controller is programmed to actuate flow of cleaning fluid from the manifold to the heat exchanger responsive to an output signal from the temperature sensor.

Abstract: A vehicle sensor device (1) includes an outer cover (12), a sensor unit (20) that is disposed deeper inside a vehicle (VE) than the outer cover (12), detects an object using electromagnetic waves transmitted and received through the outer cover (12), and outputs a detection signal related to the detection of the object, and a control unit (CO). The control unit (CO) makes a determination of whether an object detected by sensor unit (20) is included in an image signal from a camera (51) that is mounted on the vehicle (VE) and photographs a detection range of the sensor unit (20).

Abstract: A lamp system for a vehicle includes a sensor unit including at least one of a camera sensor or a distance detection sensor, the system including: a light source unit including at least one lens and at least one light source; a piezoelectric element positioned on a surface of the lens and generating a vibration based on an electrical acoustic signal; and a control unit controlling the piezoelectric element, wherein the control unit controls the piezoelectric element by varying the electrical acoustic signal based on sensing information received from the sensor unit.

Abstract: An adapter for a trailer landing gear assembly. The adapter has a tool coupling section sized to be received in a chuck of a drill, an input shaft receiver configured to be selectively positioned around an input shaft of the landing gear assembly, and a locking pin selectively positionable through a portion of the input shaft receiver.

Abstract: An electric bicycle includes a braking system including a main brake lever, for combined actuation of the front brake and of the rear brake. The bicycle includes an electrically-operated ABS device, interposed in the hydraulic connection between a pumping hydraulic cylinder of the main brake lever and at least a hydraulic actuator of the front brake, and configured to reduce the fluid pressure supplied at least to a hydraulic actuator of the front brake during a braking operation controlled by a main brake lever (L1), in the event that a tendency of the front wheel to block and/or a tendency of the rear wheel to lose contact with the ground is detected.

Abstract: A method for operating a braking system of a motor vehicle includes an electromechanical parking brake for securing the parked motor vehicle and a hydraulic braking mechanism for braking the motor vehicle. The hydraulic braking mechanism includes a brake cylinder having a displaceable piston and hydraulic fluid in order to generate a braking torque in the motor vehicle. If a malfunction in the hydraulic braking mechanism is present, an additional braking torque is generated by way of the parking brake in order to brake the motor vehicle. The additional braking torque generated by the parking brake is adjusted so that, within in a linear range, the torque depends on a pedal force exerted on the brake pedal by the driver when a brake pedal of the motor vehicle is pressed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for estimating slipperiness of a road surface. This estimate may be obtained using an image sensor mounted on a vehicle. The estimated road slipperiness may be utilized when calculating a risk index for the road, or for an area including the road. If a predetermined threshold for slipperiness is exceeded, corrective actions may be taken. For instance, warnings may be generated to human drivers that are in control of driving vehicle, and autonomous vehicles may automatically adjust vehicle speed based upon road slipperiness detected.

Abstract: A method for controlling motion by a heavy-duty vehicle, where the vehicle is arranged to be controlled based on a target longitudinal wheel slip of at least one driven wheel on the vehicle. The method includes: monitoring an acceleration of the vehicle; monitoring a current longitudinal wheel slip of the at least one driven wheel; reducing the target longitudinal wheel slip of the at least one driven wheel in case the monitored acceleration of the vehicle decreases while the monitored current longitudinal wheel slip is non-decreasing; and controlling wheel slip of the at least one driven wheel based on the target longitudinal wheel slip.

Abstract: A pedal simulator including a cylinder body having an internal space formed as one side is opened, and the other side is closed, a piston configured to move forward and rearward in the internal space of the cylinder body by an operation of a pedal, a damper provided in the internal space of the cylinder body and configured to transfer pedal feel to an electric booster by means of a pressure applied from the piston, a push rod having one side connected to the pedal, and the other side connected to the piston, the push rod being configured to move the piston forward toward the damper by the operation of the pedal, and a return means provided while covering one side of the cylinder body and a part of the push rod and configured to provide a restoring force for moving rearward the push rod that has moved forward.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling a braking system of a vehicle for distributing braking forces on at least one first and at least one second pistons of a disc brake caliper of the vehicle. The method is performed by a braking system control system for brake force distribution.

Abstract: An electric parking brake according to an embodiment includes: a brake system including a braking portion installed in a rear wheel of a vehicle and providing a friction force to the rear wheel, and an Electric Parking Brake (EPB) driving motor configured to operate the braking portion; an EPB power line configured to transfer a control signal to the EPB driving motor; a Brake Electronic Control Unit (ECU) including a first EPB control module configured to control the EPB driving motor through the EPB power line; and a redundant control unit interposed between the brake system and the Brake ECU and configured to control the EPB driving motor.

Abstract: A brake device for a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle is disclosed. The brake device includes a piston which can be adjusted within an accumulator volume and divides the accumulator volume into a first partial volume and into a second partial volume. A brake cylinder which is device-inherent or device-external is attached or can be attached to the first partial volume. A wheel brake cylinder which is device-inherent or device-external is attached or can be attached to the second partial volume. The brake device further includes a bypass line. A check valve which is arranged in the bypass line can be switched by way of the piston in such a way that the check valve is in an open state at least in the case of the piston being in its normal position, and is switched into a closed state by way of the piston which is adjusted out of its normal position by at least one minimum adjustment travel. Also disclosed is a method for operating a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle axle may include hydraulically operating wheel brakes and/or additional hydraulic loads, such as clutch plate cylinders. The vehicle axle may include at least one pressure supply device, driven by an electric-motor drive, to control pressure in the wheel brakes; at least one control and regulating device; a valve assembly having values for setting wheel-specific brake pressures and/or for disconnecting/connecting the wheel brakes from/to the pressure supply device, and at least one electric drive motor for driving and braking a vehicle wheel or the axle. At least one pressure supply device is used to control the pressure of and/or provide pressure to at least one additional brake unit in the form of an electric parking brake, a hydraulically supported electromechanical brake, an electromechanical brake and/or a force-supporting steering device, a gear actuator and/or transmission actuator, and/or a torque vectoring module.

Abstract: A brake system for a vehicle has at least two hydraulic brake circuits, each with at least one hydraulically acting wheel brake, and a switching valve on each hydraulically acting wheel brake, which switching valve connects in each case one hydraulically acting wheel brake to one of the two brake circuits. The brake system also has a central outlet switching valve which brings about a switchable hydraulic connection between at least one of the brake circuits and a reservoir vessel, wherein the reduction in pressure in the at least one hydraulically acting wheel brake is effected by opening the central outlet switching valve and the associated switching valve.