Abstract: A method for operating a parking assistance system configured for autonomous control of a vehicle includes receiving a plurality of sensor signals from a corresponding plurality of environment sensors arranged on the vehicle. The respective sensor signal is indicative of obstacles in a specific region around the vehicle. A first number of the sensors is indicative of a first side region and a second number of sensors is indicative of a second side region opposite the first. The method also includes determining whether there is an obstacle in the first or second side region, determining a trajectory for the vehicle between the side regions if they are free of obstacles, and autonomously moving along the trajectory.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for assisting a driver of a motor vehicle (1). The motor vehicle (1) is moved past a longitudinal parking space (5) up to an initial position (16) and sensor data, describing a spatial dimension of the longitudinal parking space (5), of at least one motor-vehicle-side sensor device (3) are made available during the movement of the motor vehicle (1) past the longitudinal parking space (5). Furthermore, a target line (8) is predetermined within the longitudinal parking space (5) on the basis of the sensor data, and a first driving trajectory (17) for a first parking movement of the motor vehicle (1) is determined starting from the initial position (16) in the direction of the target line (8) as a function of the sensor data.