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(43) Date of publication: 04.10.2023 Bulletin 2023/40 (21) Application number: 21794333.1 (22) Date of filing: 13.10.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B60K 35/00(2006.01) B60W 50/14(2020.01) B60K 37/06(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): B60K 35/00; B60K 37/06; B60K 2370/178; B60K 2370/176; B60K 2370/193; B60K 2370/157; B60K 2370/158; B60K 2370/736; B60K 2370/739; B60K 2370/741; B60W 2540/22; B60W 2540/225; B60W 2540/229; B60Y 2400/90; B60W 50/14; B60W 2540/01; B60W 2540/049 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2021/078291 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/111907 (02.06.2022 Gazette 2022/22)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 27.11.2020 GB 202018674 (71) Applicant: Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH 30165 Hannover (DE)	(72) Inventor: SCHENKEWITZ, Christian Andreas Singapore 339780 (SG) (74) Representative: Continental Corporation  c/o Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH Intellectual Property Guerickestr. 7 60488 Frankfurt am Main 60488 Frankfurt am Main (DE)