A lumbar shield arrangement for a backrest of a vehicle seat, having a lumbar shield and a support structure that is situated at the lumbar shield and that has at least one support bar for suspending the lumbar shield on the backrest. The support bar has at least one hook-shaped fastening element…
A method for longitudinal guidance of a vehicle relative to a leading vehicle driving in front by using an electronic distance-keeping system, includes providing an environmental parameter relating to an environment of the vehicle, providing a target distance at which the vehicle is intended to…
A vehicle-based communication system supports wireless data exchange with a vehicle key using ultra-high-frequency (UHF) radio. A control unit of the vehicle transmits a first message to a communication control device, the message indicating a transmission power to be set for a transceiver. The…
A contact-free wheel bearing pre-seal between a wheel carrier, on the one hand, and a wheel hub, a wheel bearing, and/or an axle stub, on the other hand. A sealing ring which is fixed to the wheel hub, the wheel bearing, and/or the axle stub and forms a sealing gap together with a mating contour on…
A component assembly for a vehicle. The component assembly has at least one retaining element for the direct or indirect connection of at least two components to a load-bearing vehicle structure, wherein the retaining element has a recess. The first component has at least one mounting aid inserted…
Technologies and techniques for assisted driving, where a method includes providing at least one item of information relating to at least one changed lane, the information including at least one interpolation point positioned along the changed lane, and verifying at least one lane marking as a…
A battery casing, produced as a large cast part, for a motor vehicle, having a bottom portion that has a width extending in the vehicle transverse direction and a length extending in the vehicle longitudinal direction, and having at least one side wall that extends upward in the vehicle vertical…
A seat crossmember arrangement of a motor vehicle, with a seat crossmember having a one- or multi-part construction, and extending at least from a vehicle-external crossmember section, across a seat connection section, to a vehicle-internal crossmember section, with the seat connection section…
An axially loaded crown gearing system includes a first component with a first crown gear and a second component with a second crown gear in toothing engagement and axially clamped to provide zero-backlash transmission. A snap-on sealing ring surrounds the gears radially, is fixed to one component…
Technologies and techniques for a modular instrument panel assembly for vehicle interiors, featuring enhanced mounting and update mechanisms. The assembly includes an outer instrument panel, a support bracket with vertical and horizontal sections, and a mounting bracket for secure attachment to the…
A method for operating a battery system having at least one electrochemical battery cell in which at least one electrochemical process that contributes to a cell internal electrical resistance of the battery cell occurs during operation. A time constant is associated with the electrochemical…
A method of managing distribution of power among different hardware entities of a central computing unit for a vehicle, and/or different software processes running on the CCU, the method comprising: assigning to each element of a set of different hardware entities of the CCU and/or different…
The disclosure relates to a method for operating an assistance system of an ego vehicle for longitudinal control of the ego vehicle by means of a speed-dependent desired distance from a preceding vehicle. The disclosure provides that, in the case of a road with a branching region which forms a…
A retractable work surface apparatus for a vehicle includes a plurality of guiderails installed within the vehicle's dashboard. Each guiderail features a curved portion with a specified radius extending downward from the dashboard's front surface toward its inner region. The apparatus further…
Technologies and techniques for generating and transmitting control commands for an autonomously driving motor vehicle. A device receives at least surroundings data and vehicle status data, calculates a trajectory on the basis of said data, calculates the control commands required for the…
A method for operating a motor vehicle with an internal combustion engine, comprising a combustion engine and an exhaust line with an exhaust aftertreatment system. At least one environmental emission of an exhaust component or multiple exhaust components, contained in the exhaust gas generated by…
A device for communication of an electric or hybrid vehicle with an electric charging station via at least one data line. The device has at least one transmitter and at least one receiver. The transmitter transmits on n frequency channels with a defined transmit power. The receiver receives power…
A method for performing a safe emergency stopping maneuver is provided. The method comprises: detecting driver status data; initializing an emergency stop assistance system, wherein the emergency stop assistance system determines a stopping position for the emergency stop of the vehicle and at…
The disclosure relates to a method and to a server apparatus and to a motor vehicle for automatically mapping a surrounding area. In the method, the server apparatus creates a route network map of the surrounding area from odometry data from a fleet of respective motor vehicles. The server…
An elastocaloric heat pump including at least one first cooling medium channel, at least one second cooling medium channel, at least one elastocaloric element, and a drive device. The elastocaloric element is positioned between the first and second cooling medium channels and connected at each end…
Technologies and techniques for controlling a lighting device of a motor vehicle, which includes at least one display surface and/or at least one lighting unit. At least one image capable of being provided by a mobile terminal and/or by an external computing device automatically selected; image…
Technologies and techniques for selecting a target object for a longitudinal guidance system of a motor vehicle. A method includes adapting a driving parameter of the motor vehicle based on the target object. Initially, the motor vehicle is operated along a designated driving lane, adjusting the…
A method for diagnosing a crankcase system of an internal combustion engine. A pressure value is captured in a crankcase system. A pressure value of a reference pressure is ascertained or a pressure value to be expected in the crankcase system is modeled. A gradient of the pressure value in the…
Technologies and techniques for providing an already generated trajectory of a first motor vehicle for at least one second motor vehicle, for future travel along the trajectory via an assistance system. The trajectory is generated by the first motor vehicle and is transmitted to an electronic…
A drive assembly for a motor vehicle, having a drive with a housing, enclosing at least one electrical drive component and the housing wall of which is divided into a plurality of axially adjacent sections. The two axially terminal sections each form an axially removable cover of the housing. A…
The disclosure relates to a method for outputting a starting region for a parking process of a motor vehicle, in which the starting region for the motor vehicle on a road is determined for at least one determined parking space, starting from which region it is possible for the motor vehicle to be…
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…
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a driver assistance system of a vehicle. The driver assistance system is designed to effect lateral guidance of the vehicle. For lateral guidance, the driver assistance system uses data which are provided to the driver assistance system by a…
Method and system for checking availability of an online function of a voice recognition system in a motor vehicle. A communication connection is provided between a communication interface in the motor vehicle and an external device, where it is determined whether the provided communication…
The disclosure relates to a method for authenticating a user for using a reserved rental vehicle. In one embodiment, radio-signal-based primary authentication information is transmitted to an electronic input unit of the user and the user can be authenticated on the basis of a check of the primary…