ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,606,164, issued on April 21, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).
"Driving assistance system" was invented by Thomas Velten (Siegsdorf, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A driving assistance system automatically controls the longitudinal guidance of a motor vehicle according to a desired acceleration in driving situations characterized by multiple objects travelling level with each other in the same lane as and directly in front of the motor vehicle. A first acceleration controller determines a first desired acceleration based on a first desired distance from the first object. A second acceleration controller deter...