Method and apparatus for controlling the velocity of a vehicle

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PATENT NO 5999874
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08929430

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A method and an apparatus based thereon for automatically controlling the velocity of a vehicle (14) under consideration of preceding vehicles (15, 16, 17) are described. To select a preceding vehicle as the control target, an area of the possible future travel (18) is determined. When the controlled vehicle is about to and/or is beginning to change lanes, the determined area of future travel is expanded (19).

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ROBERT BOSCH GMBHSTUTTGART

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lichtenberg, Bernd Bietigheim-Biassingen, DE 6 158
Uhler, Werner Bruchsal, DE 50 1390
Winner, Hermann Karlsruhe, DE 87 2879
Witte, Stefan Minden, DE 17 299

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