Handling of remotely triggered operation of a vehicle door

A method performed by a door assist system of a vehicle for handling of remotely triggered operation of a power door of the vehicle, the method comprising:

• receiving, by a closing request receiving unit, from an off-board system a door closure signal requesting the door assist system to activate closing of a power door of the vehicle;
• determining with input from one or more occupant presence sensors that no occupants are on-board the vehicle;
• determining, by an obstacle determining unit, with input from one or more surroundings detecting sensors adapted to capture a surrounding proximate the vehicle, that an obstacle is in vicinity of the vehicle;
• and
• responsive to determining that the obstacle will interfere or potentially interfere with a projected closing path of the power door, refraining, by a closing refraining unit, from activating closing of the power door.