The present invention relates to a
safety control device for manual control intervention by an operator or safety driver in an autonomous vehicle or a vehicle with an assistance
system. The
safety control device comprises a
control unit and a
joystick operable by the safety driver, from which a steering intervention
signal and a longitudinal dynamics intervention
signal can be transmitted to the
control unit, wherein the steering intervention
signal overrides an autonomous steering signal and the longitudinal dynamics intervention signal overrides an autonomous longitudinal dynamics signal. A
safety control element (03) is arranged on the
joystick, wherein the safety control element (03) generates a release signal and / or a longitudinal dynamics signal depending on its actuation by the safety driver.In a first actuation area of the safety control element (03), the enable signal is generated to allow the
control unit to process the steering intervention signal. The steering intervention signal is not considered by the control unit if no enable signal is generated. In a second actuation area of the safety control element (03), the enable signal and the longitudinal dynamics signal are also generated to allow the control unit to process the longitudinal dynamics intervention signal in order to maintain or reduce the vehicle's speed. The invention further relates to the use of a
joystick, operated by a safety driver and equipped with at least one safety control element (03). The invention also relates to a vehicle with a safety control device.