Method for operating a vehicle and a vehicle

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12496973-B2
Application number	US-202418434011-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 6, 2024
Priority date	Feb 15, 2023
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

Disclosed is a method for operating a vehicle, in particular a motor vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises at least one infotainment system with at least one first display region. The vehicle also comprises at least one instrument cluster with at least one second display region. The infotainment system comprises a software component, wherein information relating to driver assistance systems can be shown in the first display region of the infotainment system. To update the infotainment system while maintaining a driving operation of the vehicle simultaneously, it is provided that the information relating to the driver assistance systems is shown in the second display region of the instrument cluster when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for operating a vehicle, wherein the vehicle comprises at least one infotainment system with at least one first display, wherein the vehicle comprises at least one instrument cluster with at least one second display, wherein the first display is spaced from the second display and wherein at least the infotainment system comprises at least one software component, comprising:
displaying information relating to driver assistance systems in the first display of the infotainment system; initiating an update of the at least one software component; and while the at least one software component of the infotainment system is being updated during a software update install, moving the information relating to the driver assistance systems from the first display to the second display of the instrument cluster, so that the information continues to be shown during the software update install.

2 . The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying images detected by a rear view camera in the second display of the instrument cluster when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

3 . The method of claim 1 , comprising displaying information about a parking assistance system in the second display when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

4 . The method of claim 1 , comprising outputting acoustic signals of a parking assistance system by the instrument cluster when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the parking assistance system comprises one or more of a parking distance check and a parking steering assistant.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the information relating to the driver assistance system can be transmitted selectively to the infotainment system and/or the instrument cluster by means of a central gateway.

7 . A vehicle, comprising:
at least one infotainment system with at least one first display; at least one instrument cluster with at least one second display; and at least one driver assistance system, wherein the first display is spaced from the second display and wherein the vehicle is configured to: display information relating to driver assistance systems in the first display region of the infotainment system; initiate an update the at least one software component; and while the at least one software component of the infotainment system is being updated during a software update install, move the information relating to the driver assistance systems from the first display region to the second display region of the instrument cluster, so that the information continues to be shown during the software update install.

8 . The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the infotainment system is connected to the instrument cluster through a central gateway.

9 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the infotainment system, the central gateway, and the instrument cluster are connected by means of a CAN bus and/or Ethernet.

10 . The vehicle of claim 7 , wherein the second display region of the instrument cluster is arranged in an extended field of view of the driver of the vehicle.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the vehicle is a motor vehicle.

12 . The method of claim 2 , comprising displaying information about a parking assistance system in the second display region-when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

13 . The method of claim 2 , comprising outputting acoustic signals of a parking assistance system by the instrument cluster when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

14 . The method of claim 3 , comprising outputting acoustic signals of a parking assistance system by the instrument cluster when the software component of the infotainment system is being updated.

15 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the parking assistance system comprises one or more of a parking distance check and a parking steering assistant.

16 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the information relating to the driver assistance system can be transmitted selectively to the infotainment system and/or the instrument cluster by means of a central gateway.

17 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the information relating to the driver assistance system can be transmitted selectively to the infotainment system and/or the instrument cluster by means of a central gateway.

18 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the information relating to the driver assistance system can be transmitted selectively to the infotainment system and/or the instrument cluster by means of a central gateway.

19 . The vehicle of claim 8 , wherein the second display of the instrument cluster is arranged in an extended field of view of the driver of the vehicle.

20 . The vehicle of claim 9 , wherein the second display region of the instrument cluster is arranged in an extended field of view of the driver of the vehicle.

21 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one software component of the infotainment system is being updated while the vehicle is driven.

Assignees

• Volkswagen Ag

Inventors

• Schenck Malte
• Wistrach Michael
• Hoffmann Stefan
• Grünewald Marek

Classifications

• B60R2300/105

  using multiple cameras · CPC title

• B60R2300/8066

  for monitoring rearward traffic · CPC title

• B60R2300/806

  for aiding parking · CPC title

• B60R1/26 Primary

  to the rear of the vehicle · CPC title