Method and device for prioritizing route incidents

An electronic device for analyzing upcoming route incidents on a driving route of a vehicle in an automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a memory in communication with the processor and configured to store instructions executable by the processor to configure the electronic device to:
• detect a first upcoming route incident at a first incident position on the driving route of the vehicle;
• determine a first speed profile of the vehicle up to the first incident position based on the first route incident in the automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle;
• determine, based on the first speed profile, whether a second route incident will become relevant to the automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle before the first incident position is reached by the vehicle;
• and
• control the automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle on the driving route up to the first incident position based on the second route incident upon determining that the second route incident will become relevant to the automated longitudinal guidance of the vehicle before the first incident position is reached.