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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2023
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Christoph Resch, Obernzell, DE;
Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A method for assisting a user of a vehicle during an automated lateral guidance of the vehicle on a road having multiple lanes includes determining map-based position data that describes a present position of the vehicle in relation to the lanes on the basis of satellite-based position data and high-resolution map data, receiving sensor data from an environment sensor of the vehicle, detecting a preceding vehicle and a trajectory taken by the preceding vehicle based on the sensor data, determining probabilities of occupancy for the vehicle for at least some of the lanes based on the map-based position data and/or sensor data, recognizing a branch in the road based on the map-based position data and/or sensor data, and actuating an output device for outputting a takeover request before the branch is reached according to the probabilities of occupancy and the trajectory of the preceding vehicle.