US Patent Issued to Bayerische Motoren Werke on Feb. 3 for "Method and control unit for operating a riding function" (German Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,539,869, issued on Feb. 3, was assigned to Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (Munich).

"Method and control unit for operating a riding function" was invented by Markus Hamm (Ismaning, Germany), Christian Klinger (Leinburg, Germany), Jonas Lichtenthaeler (Munich) and Michael Schreibauer (Aschheim, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A control unit and a method are provided for controlling a riding function of a two-wheeled vehicle. The riding function is configured to guide the two-wheeled vehicle longitudinally and/or transversely in an automated manner. The control unit is configured to detect that the riding function is activated in order ...