According to foreign media reports, Tesla applied for a new patent to the relevant US departments, mainly related to automatic turn signal technology. According to the information in the patent, the technology is not applied to the automatic driving system, but to the daily driving. When the driver forgets or does not use the turn signal, it helps to activate automatically.
The use of turn signals is a critical safety driving behavior when changing lanes and turning, but in actual driving, it is inevitable that people will occasionally forget to use this operation. Tesla hopes to propose a solution to this situation and use its current The AutoPilot autopilot system allows the vehicle to automatically detect when the driver should activate the turn signal. If the driver forgets to activate, the system will automatically activate the turn signal.
Tesla automatic activation of turn signal patent technology flow chart
Tesla also briefly described the system in the patent document, mentioning that the vehicle will measure the steering angle value in real time against the preset dynamic range, and then pass the system processor to determine whether the vehicle is to change lanes or turn, and A corresponding turn signal activation operation was made. In addition, Tesla proposed another similar patent, including the addition of sensors to auto-activate the turn signal. Currently, the new patented features can be used in vehicles yet. Message.