Device and method for selectively operating a motor vehicle in a user-controlled or an automatic driving operation mode
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Dec 19, 2017
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Dec 8, 2015
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Jun 25, 2013
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A system for a vehicle operable in a user-controlled driving mode and an automatic driving mode includes a hand-operated control element and a contact sensor configured to detect whether a driver of the vehicle is holding the control element. The system further includes a controller to monitor an alertness of the driver while the vehicle is in the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element and/or switch operation of the vehicle between the user-controlled driving mode and the automatic driving mode depending on whether the driver is holding the control element.
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