Abstract: The invention relates to a method for automatically preventing aquaplaning during the driving operation of a motor vehicle on a route, which method provides according to the invention that a) information relating to a section of the route and regarding the risk of aquaplaning is provided in the motor vehicle, b) at least one sensor device for determining a wet pavement is provided, and c) an assistance function for preventing aquaplaning is carried out if there is a section of the route having a risk of aquaplaning and if a wet pavement is detected.

Abstract: Method for detecting concealed objects in road traffic in which the surroundings of a vehicle and movement variables of the driver's vehicle are sensed by sensors, said variables are transmitted as information to vehicles which are located in the surroundings by an interface for vehicle-to-vehicle communication and are received from the vehicles which are located in the surroundings, wherein the following steps are executed: the data from the sensors expand a surroundings model, the expanded surroundings model is represented in updated form by a display in the driver's vehicle, a situation analysis of the surroundings and an evaluation of the situation are carried out in the driver's vehicle, objects which represent an accident hazard on the display are displayed with a high priority, predefined steps for reducing accident hazard are activated in the driver's vehicle, information relating to the pre-defined steps are transmitted to the surroundings by the communication system.

Abstract: Method for reducing the stopping distance of a vehicle, wherein data which are received via a vehicle-to-vehicle communication are analysed, and a surroundings analysis for the driver's own vehicle is carried out, and vehicle-specific data are transmitted and integrated into an existing safety concept.

Abstract: Method for detecting concealed objects in road traffic in which the surroundings of a vehicle and movement variables of the driver's vehicle are sensed by sensors, said variables are transmitted as information to vehicles which are located in the surroundings by an interface for vehicle-to-vehicle communication and are received from the vehicles which are located in the surroundings, wherein the following steps are executed: the data from the sensors expand a surroundings model, the expanded surroundings model is represented in updated form by a display in the driver's vehicle, a situation analysis of the surroundings and an evaluation of the situation are carried out in the driver's vehicle, objects which represent an accident hazard on the display are displayed with a high priority, predefined steps for reducing accident hazard are activated in the driver's vehicle, information relating to the pre-defined steps are transmitted to the surroundings by the communication system.

Abstract: A system for multimodal detection of objects in a field of vision located in front of or behind a vehicle, wherein a surroundings-sensing process is carried out by a radar sensor, the radar sensor output signal is fed to a radar signal analysis method, and a visual surroundings-sensing process is carried out by a video sensor, the video output signal being fed to a video analysis method. Object determination takes place such that objects detected by the radar signal analysis method are fed for verification to an object confirmation and situation analysis module by an object detected by the video analysis method.