Method for operating a driver model for controlling a vehicle on a test bench, wherein the driver model selects a vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) of the vehicle is selected from a number of vehicle statuses (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) by comparing a current state of the vehicle with at least one selection condition specified for a respective vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and activates said vehicle status, wherein the number of vehicle statuses (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) comprises at least a first vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and a second vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), and wherein the driver model enables at least one control command assigned to a respective vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) for changing a setting of the vehicle when the vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) is activated, wherein the driver model performs a plurality of switches between a currently activated vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and at least one further vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and a cruising status in which the vehicle coasts is activated by the driver model in the event of at least one switch from among the plurality of switches prior to respective activation of the other vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), characterised in that the cruising status is activated by the driver model each time there is a switch from among the plurality of switches or substantially each time there is a switch from among the plurality of switches, in particular with the exception of a first switch and a last switch of a respective journey of the vehicle, prior to respective activation of the other vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309). vehicle on a test bench, wherein the driver model selects a vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) of the vehicle is selected from a number of vehicle statuses (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) by comparing a current state of the vehicle with at least one selection condition specified for a respective vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and activates said vehicle status, wherein the number of vehicle statuses (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) comprises at least a first vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and a second vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), and wherein the driver model enables at least one control command assigned to a respective vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) for changing a setting of the vehicle when the vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) is activated, wherein the driver model performs a plurality of switches between a currently activated vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and at least one further vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and the driver model selects a vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) of the vehicle is selected from a number of vehicle statuses (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) by comparing a current state of the vehicle with at least one selection condition specified for a respective vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and activates said vehicle status, wherein the number of vehicle statuses (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) comprises at least a first vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and a second vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), and wherein the driver model enables at least one control command assigned to a respective vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) for changing a setting of the vehicle when the vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) is activated, wherein the driver model performs a plurality of switches between a currently activated vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and at least one further vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309) and a cruising status in which the vehicle coasts is activated by the driver model in the event of at least one switch from among the plurality of switches prior to respective activation of the other vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309), characterised in that the cruising status is activated by the driver model each time there is a switch from among the plurality of switches or substantially each time there is a switch from among the plurality of switches, in particular with the exception of a first switch and a last switch of a respective journey of the vehicle, prior to respective activation of the other vehicle status (301, 303, 305, 307, 309).