Abstract: A method for determining, in a predictive manner, types of road situations of a vehicle comprising the following steps: points defining at least one possible path situated in front of the vehicle are obtained from a navigation system, for each point, at least one attribute describing the type of road environment associated with this point is extracted from the navigation system, the attribute of this point is compared with that of the preceding point, if the attributes are identical, a driving situation is deduced from this such that said driving situation is a function of the attribute of the preceding point, if the two attributes are different, an end of driving situation is deduced from this, and a transition to a new driving situation is determined depending on the attribute of this point, in such a manner as to define a succession of driving situations for this path.