Patent ID: 9533682
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60W

Claim:
1. Method for operating a motor vehicle when changing lanes on a roadway comprising at least three lanes, comprising the steps: detection by a monitoring system in the vehicle of an impending lane change of the motor vehicle from a first lane to an adjoining second lane; detection of an impending lane change by another vehicle from a third lane that adjoins the second lane, to the second lane, wherein a first monitored area that comprises the second lane and the third lane is monitored by zones by means of the monitoring system; the monitoring system determining whether a collision with the other vehicle threatens if the vehicle changes lanes; as soon as a threatened collision is determined, a warning signal is issued by a warning device and/or the motor vehicle is influenced in its lateral motion by a driver assistance system of the vehicle, characterized in that the vehicle is automatically moved back into the first lane by the driver assistance system, as soon as it is determined that there is a threat of a collision with the other vehicle and the vehicle has at least partially departed from the first lane; and the size of the first monitoring area, in the longitudinal direction of the roadway is adjusted in dependence on a currently permissible speed limit.