System and method for executing functionally equivalent applications

A method for executing functionally equivalent applications using a cloud system including a plurality of cloud instances, the method comprising the following steps:

• respectively executing each respective application of the functionally equivalent applications, based on the same input data, on respective cloud instances executing on at least one computer, each respective execution including a processing of the input data by the respective application to output a respective application result;
• comparing the respective application results to ascertain a comparison result;
• outputting the ascertained comparison result;
• generating a control signal for guiding an at least partially automated vehicle, based on the output comparison result;
• and
• guiding the at least partially automated motor vehicle in an at least partially automated fashion using the control signal.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for executing functionally equivalent applications using a cloud system including a plurality of cloud instances, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform the following steps:

• respectively executing each of the functionally equivalent applications, based on the same input data, on respective cloud instances executing on at least one computer, each respective execution including a processing of the input data by the respective application to output an respective application result;
• comparing the respective application results to ascertain a comparison result;
• outputting the ascertained comparison result;
• generating a control signal for guiding an at least partially automated vehicle, based on the output comparison result;
• and
• guiding the at least partially automated motor vehicle in an at least partially automated fashion using the control signal.