Method and system for handling a situation relating to a vehicle and/or a third party

A method for handling a situation relating to a vehicle and/or at least one third party, the method comprising:

• ascertaining or predicting a critical situation relating to the vehicle and/or the at least one third party;
• detecting at least one object in surroundings of the vehicle and/or of the at least one third party;
• and
• controlling the vehicle and/or the at least one third party relative to the at least one object or controlling the at least one object relative to the vehicle and/or the at least one third party, in an ordered sequence, such that:
• in a first phase, by the controlling, a comparatively rapid or accelerated approach as a reduction in distance between the vehicle and/or the at least one third party and the at least one object is carried out,
• in a second phase, by the controlling, a comparatively slow or slowed down approach as a reduction in distance between the vehicle and/or the at least one third party and the at least one object is carried out, and
• in a third phase, by the controlling, a contact between the vehicle and/or the at least one third party and the at least one object is carried out, wherein:
• in the third phase, by the controlling, the vehicle is laterally guided toward the at least one object and a lateral compressive force is applied on at least one contact point between the vehicle and the at least one object,
• the lateral compressive force is applied in defined pulses or in dynamically controllable pulses, and
• the critical situation is characterized by a probability of damage and/or an extent of damage exceeding a threshold.