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WO2009037018A3
WO2009037018A3 PCT/EP2008/059167 EP2008059167W WO2009037018A3 WO 2009037018 A3 WO2009037018 A3 WO 2009037018A3 EP 2008059167 W EP2008059167 W EP 2008059167W WO 2009037018 A3 WO2009037018 A3 WO 2009037018A3
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Johannes Eschler
Winfried Koenig
Irene Suessemilch
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Bosch Gmbh Robert
Johannes Eschler
Winfried Koenig
Irene Suessemilch
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Abstract

The invention relates to a driverless electric vehicle with a drive unit (14), the energy supply of which being provided by an electric energy supply unit (11) and the control by a control unit (13), wherein the control unit (13) is operatively connected to an interaction unit (12). According to the invention, an identification unit (4) allows the identification of the user and a detection unit (5) serves to detect the movements of the user, wherein predetermined movement patterns can be executed by the drive unit (14) according to the movements of the user.
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