Control device and method for operating an emergency braking assistant for a motor vehicle

A method for operating an emergency braking assistant for a motor vehicle, comprising:

• activating a braking intervention of the emergency braking assistant;
• automatically decelerating the motor vehicle via the braking intervention in the event of an imminent collision with an object;
• detecting an actuation event of a brake pedal of the motor vehicle before or during the activated braking intervention, wherein the detecting comprises storing an indication that the brake pedal has been actuated;
• detecting a release event of the brake pedal after the detected actuation of the brake pedal and during the activated braking intervention, wherein the release event is a distinct event from the actuation event and is detected subsequent to the stored indication of the actuation event while the braking intervention remains active;
• detecting an actuation of an accelerator pedal after the detected release event of the brake pedal;
• and
• overriding and/or aborting the activated braking intervention due to the detected actuation of the accelerator pedal.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions operable, when executed by one or more computing systems, to:

• activate a braking intervention of an emergency braking assistant of a motor vehicle;
• automatically decelerate the motor vehicle via the braking intervention in the event of an imminent collision with an object, wherein the detecting comprises storing an indication that the brake pedal has been actuated;
• detect an actuation event of a brake pedal of the motor vehicle before or during the activated braking intervention, wherein the release is a distinct event from the actuation and is detected subsequent to the stored indication of the actuation while the braking intervention remains active;
• detect a release event of the brake pedal after the detected actuation event of the brake pedal and during the activated braking intervention, wherein the release event is a distinct event from the actuation event and is detected subsequent to the stored indication of the actuation event while the braking intervention remains active;
• detect an actuation of an accelerator pedal after the detected release event of the brake pedal;
• and
• override and/or aborting the activated braking intervention due to the detected actuation of the accelerator pedal.