Abstract: A method for operating a driving assistance system. The method includes operating at least one sensor device in a host vehicle for monitoring the surroundings of the host vehicle; recognizing a fast-moving vehicle that is traveling in a first lane adjacent to a second lane in which the host vehicle is traveling, and determining a travel speed of the fast-moving vehicle in a travel direction of the host vehicle, based on a travel speed of the host vehicle or of a following vehicle or of a preceding vehicle, by the sensor device and by a control device; identifying a movement of the fast-moving vehicle as a passing operation of the host vehicle or of the following vehicle or of the preceding vehicle; and identifying a change in the movement of the fast-moving vehicle as an abortion of the passing operation.

Abstract: A method is described for adapting a position of a seat device of a passenger of a vehicle during and/or prior to a switchover of the vehicle from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode, the method having at least a step of providing, in which an adjustment signal is provided to an interface to a seat device of the vehicle using a transition signal and a position signal, and the adjustment signal causes a change in the position of the seat device from a comfort position to an upright position, and the transition signal indicates or represents an upcoming transition from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode of the vehicle, and the position signal indicates or represents the position of the seat device of the passenger, the provision of the adjustment signal taking place when the position signal indicates or represents the comfort position, and/or the provision not taking place when the position signal indicates or represents the upright position; and/or providing a blocking signal in

Abstract: A method for operating a first vehicle operated in an at least semiautomated manner. Surrounding-area information and operating data of the first vehicle operated in an at least semiautomated manner are initially acquired. At least one second vehicle traveling ahead in the direction of travel of the first vehicle is detected as a function of the acquired surrounding-area information. At least one collision-free evasive trajectory of the first vehicle is calculated in response to a predicted collision of the second vehicle, as a function of the acquired surrounding-area information and the acquired operating data of the first vehicle. A distance from the first vehicle to the second vehicle is adjusted in such a manner that at least one collision-free evasive trajectory is available. A processing unit and a first vehicle including the processing unit are also described.

Abstract: A method for controlling an ego vehicle during a collision of the vehicle with another vehicle includes an ascertainment of a driving direction of the other vehicle, a determination of a steering signal for aligning a driving direction of the ego vehicle with the driving direction of the other vehicle and a provision of the steering signal to an interface of a steering unit for steering the ego vehicle.

Abstract: A method for adapting a triggering algorithm of a personal restraint device of a vehicle is described. The method includes at least one step of reading in and a step of outputting. In the step of reading in, an object signal is read in that represents a recognition of a mobile object situated in the area of a person in the vehicle during a trip. In the step of outputting, a control signal is outputted that is designed to modify the triggering algorithm of the personal restraint device using the object signal.

Abstract: A method for enabling a driving assistance function after an accident of a vehicle. The method initially including a reading-in step, in which at least one crash signal, as well as sensor data of at least one vehicle sensor and/or actuator data of at least one vehicle actuator, are read in. The reading-in step is executed while the vehicle is driven with the driving assistance function switched off. The method further includes processing the read-in sensor data and/or actuator data to determine a deviation from expected sensor data and/or expected actuator data; the processing then being carried out, if the crash signal signals an accident that has occurred. The method includes enabling the driving assistance function and/or the vehicle actuator, if the sensor data and/or the actuator data fulfill an enabling criterion within a predetermined time window and/or within a predetermined travel route of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for controlling a vehicle includes reading in a collision signal that represents an imminent collision of the vehicle with at least one collision object, selecting, based on the collision signal, an emergency trajectory that represents a human driving behavior associated with a human driver, and outputting a corresponding control signal to guide the vehicle along the emergency trajectory.

Abstract: A method for operating a driving assistance system. The method includes operating at least one sensor device in a host vehicle for monitoring the surroundings of the host vehicle; recognizing a fast-moving vehicle that is traveling in a first lane adjacent to a second lane in which the host vehicle is traveling, and determining a travel speed of the fast-moving vehicle in a travel direction of the host vehicle, based on a travel speed of the host vehicle or of a following vehicle or of a preceding vehicle, by the sensor device and by a control device; identifying a movement of the fast-moving vehicle as a passing operation of the host vehicle or of the following vehicle or of the preceding vehicle; and identifying a change in the movement of the fast-moving vehicle as an abortion of the passing operation.

Abstract: A method for protecting an occupant of a motor vehicle in the case of an imminent collision with a collision object includes: recognizing that a collision with the collision object is imminent, analyzing the collision object and recognizing whether a particularly sensitive upper area of the motor vehicle will be affected by the collision, and at least partially suppressing a trigger signal of a protective mechanism to enable an evasive action by the occupant if it is recognized that the particularly sensitive upper area of the motor vehicle will be affected by the collision that has been recognized to be imminent.

Abstract: A method for recognizing a seat occupancy of seats in a motor vehicle including a) preparing a checking sequence of the seats at least using a probability of occupancy of the seats, and b) sequentially checking the occupancy of the seats using the checking sequence prepared in step a).

Abstract: A method for limiting an accident risk. The method initially includes a step of identifying, in which an increased accident risk is identified due to a changed situation in the interior of a vehicle and/or a changed traffic situation in the surroundings of the vehicle. The method also includes a step of providing, in which a control signal is provided for activating the vehicle to change a driving style and/or a travel route and/or an interior parameter in response to the identified change of the situation in the of the vehicle and/or traffic situation in the surroundings of the vehicle, in order to limit the accident risk.

Abstract: A method for monitoring an area ahead of a vehicle, the vehicle including a first sensor oriented in the direction of the area and a second sensor oriented in the direction of the area, the second sensor having a greater vertical detection angle than the first sensor, in a step of associating, an item of distance information detected by the first sensor is associated with an object detected by the second sensor in the area. In a step of tracking, a position of the object is tracked while using the second sensor when the object leaves the detection angle of the first sensor due to a pitch angle of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for controlling an ego vehicle during a collision of the vehicle with another vehicle includes an ascertainment of a driving direction of the other vehicle, a determination of a steering signal for aligning a driving direction of the ego vehicle with the driving direction of the other vehicle and a provision of the steering signal to an interface of a steering unit for steering the ego vehicle.

Abstract: A method is described for changing a route and/or a driving style in a vehicle as a function of an interior situation. The method includes a step of identifying the interior situation in an interior space of the vehicle, and a step of outputting (510) a control command for controlling a vehicle in order to change the driving style and/or a route of the vehicle in response to the identified interior situation, and/or the outputting of an alarm signal in order to initiate an assumption of the vehicle control by the driver.

Abstract: A method is described for adapting a position of a seat device of a passenger of a vehicle during and/or prior to a switchover of the vehicle from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode, the method having at least a step of providing, in which an adjustment signal is provided to an interface to a seat device of the vehicle using a transition signal and a position signal, and the adjustment signal causes a change in the position of the seat device from a comfort position to an upright position, and the transition signal indicates or represents an upcoming transition from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode of the vehicle, and the position signal indicates or represents the position of the seat device of the passenger, the provision of the adjustment signal taking place when the position signal indicates or represents the comfort position, and/or the provision not taking place when the position signal indicates or represents the upright position; and/or providing a blocking signal in

Abstract: A method includes obtaining by an image-recording device of a vehicle first and second images that respectively represent first and second shadings on an object in the vehicle generated by illumination of the object by an illumination device of the vehicle at first and second illumination settings, respectively; processing the images, thereby identifying the first shading and the second shading; based on the identified first shading and second shading, detecting at least one of a surface structure and a position of the object; and based on the detected at least one of the surface structure and position, a least one of controlling a restraint and outputting a warning.

Abstract: A method for enabling a driving assistance function after an accident of a vehicle. The method initially including a reading-in step, in which at least one crash signal, as well as sensor data of at least one vehicle sensor and/or actuator data of at least one vehicle actuator, are read in. The reading-in step is executed while the vehicle is driven with the driving assistance function switched off. The method further includes processing the read-in sensor data and/or actuator data to determine a deviation from expected sensor data and/or expected actuator data; the processing then being carried out, if the crash signal signals an accident that has occurred. The method includes enabling the driving assistance function and/or the vehicle actuator, if the sensor data and/or the actuator data fulfill an enabling criterion within a predetermined time window and/or within a predetermined travel route of the vehicle.

Abstract: A method for adapting a seating position of an occupant of a vehicle in a collision of the vehicle 100 with a foreign object. The method includes a step of providing an adjustment signal, which causes a change in the seating position from an upright position to a lying position, to an interface to a seat device of the vehicle using a collision signal that indicates an imminent underride situation of the vehicle, and using a position signal that indicates a seating position of the occupant, and the provision takes place if the position signal indicates the upright position, and the provision does not take place if the position signal 108 indicates the lying position.

Abstract: A method for performing an evasive maneuver of a motor vehicle in the event of an imminent collision with at least one collision object comprising at least the following: a) detecting that a collision with the at least one collision object is imminent, b) analyzing the at least one collision object and detecting whether a particularly sensitive upper region of the motor vehicle would be at least partially affected by the collision, and c) outputting a signal for initiating an evasive maneuver if a collision of the motor vehicle with the at least one collision object is imminent by which the particularly sensitive upper region of the motor vehicle would be at least partially affected.

Abstract: A method for triggering an airbag situated in a position-adjustable steering wheel of a motor vehicle, including: a) ascertaining the relative spacing between a driver of the motor vehicle and the steering wheel, b) establishing a triggering event which necessitates the triggering of the airbag in the motor vehicle, c) establishing a trigger time and/or a firing strategy for the airbag, the relative spacing ascertained in step a) being taken into account, d) triggering the airbag at the established trigger time and/or using the established firing strategy. A trigger circuit for triggering an airbag is also described which is situated in a position-adjustable steering wheel of a motor vehicle, at least one measuring unit for establishing the position of the steering wheel or the relative spacing of the steering wheel from a driver being provided, and the trigger circuit includes an input for processing signals from this measuring unit.