Method for operating a vehicle equipped for an automated driving operation

A method for operating a vehicle equipped for an automated driving operation, wherein in a regular operating mode of the automated driving operation, the vehicle is guided to a target position in an automated manner by a main control device, and in an emergency operating mode of the automated driving operation, the vehicle is moved into a safe stopping position in an automated manner by an auxiliary control device, the method comprising:

• checking, by the main control device, a functional readiness of the auxiliary control device by checking whether data used by the auxiliary control device to locate the vehicle when guiding the vehicle fulfils pre-determined quality requirements, wherein the checking whether data used by the auxiliary control device to locate the vehicle when guiding the vehicle fulfils pre-determined quality requirements is based on decision criteria that are pre-determined depending on a limit speed in relation to a current driving speed of the vehicle;
• and
• making a decision regarding whether a release should be granted or withdrawn to grant or withdraw an allowance of the automated driving operation depending on the checked functional readiness of the auxiliary control device;
• wherein the automated driving operation is only activated when the allowance of the automated driving operation has been granted, and the automated driving operation is deactivated when the allowance of the automated driving operation is withdrawn.