A driver information system for a vehicle , comprising - a data storing unit which stores road characteristics data associated with a plurality of road sections which are each designated as having been used multiple times by the vehicle for driving in at least two past time instances and stores driver behavior related data recorded during driving, - a determination unit which is configured to determine a first status of the vehicle which is indicative of whether the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode or in a manual driving mode, to determine a second status of a road section of the plurality of road sections, which is ahead of the vehicle in the driving direction, the second status being indicative of whether the road section is appropriate or inappropriate for the autonomous driving mode, and to determine an event at which the vehicle is expected to reach the road section , wherein the determination unit is coupled with the data storing unit for determining the second status, and - a driver information unit which is configured to provide a notification to the driver indicative of a switch to manual driving mode if the determination unit determines that the first status indicates that the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode and the second status indicates that the road section is inappropriate for autonomous driving mode, - wherein the driver information unit is configured to provide the notification to the driver in advance of the event at which the vehicle is expected to reach the road section with the notification including information of at least one of a distance and time period until the event at which the vehicle is expected to reach the road section , wherein the determination unit is coupled with the data storing unit for retrieving the driver behavior related data for determining at least one of a point of time of providing the notification and frequency of providing a plurality of notifications (60, 62-64). - a data storing unit which stores road characteristics data associated with a plurality of road sections which are each designated as having been used multiple times by the vehicle for driving in at least two past time instances and stores driver behavior related data recorded during driving, - a determination unit which is configured to determine a first status of the vehicle which is indicative of whether the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode or in a manual driving mode, to determine a second status of a road section of the plurality of road sections, which is ahead of the vehicle in the driving direction, the second status being indicative of whether the road section is appropriate or inappropriate for the autonomous driving mode, and to determine an event at which the vehicle is expected to reach the road section , wherein the determination unit is coupled with the data storing unit for determining the second status, and - a driver information unit which is configured to provide a notification to the driver indicative of a switch to manual driving mode if the determination unit determines that the first status indicates that the vehicle is in the autonomous driving mode and the second status indicates that the road section is inappropriate for autonomous driving mode, - wherein the driver information unit is configured to provide the notification to the driver in advance of the event at which the vehicle is expected to reach the road section with the notification including information of at least one of a distance and time period until the event at which the vehicle is expected to reach the road section , wherein the determination unit is coupled with the data storing unit for retrieving the driver behavior related data for determining at least one of a point of time of providing the notification and frequency of providing a plurality of notifications (60, 62-64). <EOS>