CPC Subgroup
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
Child Classifications
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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
- HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY KR 31,729
- FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES US 29,270
- KIA MOTORS CORPORATION KR 23,892
- ROBERT BOSCH DE 20,384
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION JP 20,311
- TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 20,237
- BMW (BAYERISCHE MOTOREN WERKE) DE 14,629
- GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS US 11,896
- AUDI DE 11,084
- HONDA MOTOR COMPANY 10,940