Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Automated Starting of a Vehicle

A vehicle system for providing a driving function for automated longitudinal guidance of a vehicle at a signaling unit, comprising:

• a vehicle guidance system configured, during operation of the driving function, to:
• determine that the vehicle is at a signaling unit;
• detect that a driver of the vehicle actuates an operating element of a user interface of the vehicle for controlling the driving function;
• and
• cause the vehicle to be started up in an automated manner in response to the detected actuation of the operating element.

A method for providing a driving function for automated longitudinal guidance of a vehicle at a signaling unit, comprising:

• during operation of the driving function:
• determining that the vehicle is at a signaling unit;
• detecting that a driver of the vehicle actuates an operating element of a user interface of the vehicle for controlling the driving function;
• and
• causing the vehicle to be started up in an automated manner in response to the detected actuation of the operating element.