Device for environment recognition of a driving system that is able to be operated in an automated manner, comprising a first signal processing path comprising a first control unit designed to determine first closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals for trajectory planning (THINK) of the driving system on the basis of raw data from environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) from a performance range of the driving system, wherein in the performance range slow acceleration or deceleration or start-up is subject to closed-loop control by predictive analysis of the environment as a result of a required greater detection range of the environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID), a second signal processing path comprising a second control unit comprising one processing channel for each of the environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) and designed to determine second closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals for trajectory planning (THINK) of the driving system on the basis of raw data from a safety range of the driving system, wherein • the second control unit is designed to identify in the individual processing channels static and/or dynamic objects in the individual raw data of the environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) on the basis of processing-channel-specific environment models, wherein the respective raw data are processed in an environment model independently of other raw data, wherein the second signal processing path comprises program commands that cause the second control unit to combine the identified objects in an OR decision, a majority decision or an N-out-of-X decision, wherein X is the number of environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) and N is a predetermined number where N ≤ X, when the program is run on the second control unit, and to determine closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals for trajectory planning (THINK) of the driving system on the basis of the combination in order to follow a particular trajectory, and • the safety range is the safe detection range which is situated immediately around a vehicle and which is smaller than the performance range, wherein the second signal processing path further comprises: • signal lines and signal evaluation for environment recognition, • first interfaces to environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) in order to obtain raw data from the safety range of the driving system, wherein the second control unit copies the closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals to a processing unit which is situated external to the second signal processing path and the device is designed to provide the second closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals to actuators of the driving system if at least one object has been identified in the second signal processing path and the second closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals are copied to the first control unit. • the second control unit is designed to identify in the individual processing channels static and/or dynamic objects in the individual raw data of the environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) on the basis of processing-channel-specific environment models, wherein the respective raw data are processed in an environment model independently of other raw data, wherein the second signal processing path comprises program commands that cause the second control unit to combine the identified objects in an OR decision, a majority decision or an N-out-of-X decision, wherein X is the number of environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) and N is a predetermined number where N ≤ X, when the program is run on the second control unit, and to determine closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals for trajectory planning (THINK) of the driving system on the basis of the combination in order to follow a particular trajectory, and • the safety range is the safe detection range which is situated immediately around a vehicle and which is smaller than the performance range, wherein the second signal processing path further comprises: • signal lines and signal evaluation for environment recognition, • first interfaces to environment detection sensors (RAD, CAM, LID) in order to obtain raw data from the safety range of the driving system, wherein the second control unit copies the closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals to a processing unit which is situated external to the second signal processing path and the device is designed to provide the second closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals to actuators of the driving system if at least one object has been identified in the second signal processing path and the second closed-loop and/or open-loop control signals are copied to the first control unit.