Abstract: A method of automatically controlling a motor vehicle may involve generating environment data and the data being taken as a basis for determining a concealed region of a field of view. A reference point on a boundary between the concealed region and an unconcealed region of the field of view is determined, and at least two risk zones, each risk zone having the reference point as the centre, may be determined. A risk zone of the risk zones (Sa, Sb, Sc) may be assigned a risk characteristic, and the motor vehicle may be controlled on the basis of the risk characteristics.

Abstract: A method is provided for a vehicle-external display for a vehicle, and/or for adapting the external visual appearance of the vehicle, data for the vehicle-external display and/or the adaptation of the vehicle-external visual appearance are generated in the vehicle or received by the vehicle. By means of the generated or received data, an individual adaptation is carried out of the vehicle-external visual appearance and/or an individualized vehicle-external display of the data. In this case, the vehicle-external display of the data can be accomplished by means of an electronically controlled display unit that is integrated in the outer skin of the vehicle, or is a part of the outer skin of the vehicle, or is designed as an external lighting element.