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B60W 30/16

Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle

Full Title

Purposes of road vehicle drive control systems not related to the control of a particular sub-unit, e.g. of systems using conjoint control of vehicle sub-units > cruise control > Control of distance between vehicles, e.g. keeping a distance to preceding vehicle

3 direct subcodes

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  • B60W 30/165 Automatically following the path of a preceding lead vehicle, e.g. "electronic tow-bar"
  • B60W 30/17 with provision for special action when the preceding vehicle comes to a halt, e.g. stop and go

Top Applicants

Top 10 applicants by patent filingsfor class B60, 2013–2023, worldwide · Source: EPO PATSTAT

  1. HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
  2. FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
  3. KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
  4. ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
  5. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
  6. TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
  7. BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
  8. GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
  9. AUDI DE 11,084
  10. HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940