Method for Operating a Lane Guidance Assistant of a Vehicle While Taking into Consideration Driver Interventions, Lane Guidance Assistant, and Vehicle

A method for operating a lane guidance assistant of a vehicle, comprising:

• activating an automated lateral guidance of the vehicle, wherein in accordance with the activation a steering torque is applied by means of a steering system;
• deactivating the automated lateral guidance in response to detecting at least one deactivation event, wherein in accordance with the deactivation the applied steering torque is reduced within a deactivation duration;
• determining that the at least one deactivation event is a driver-intervention event initiated by a driver of the vehicle;
• reducing the deactivation duration to a reduced deactivation duration in response to determining that the deactivation event is the driver-intervention event;
• and
• in accordance with the deactivation, reducing the steering torque within the reduced deactivation duration.

A lane guidance assistant for a vehicle, comprising:

• at least one sensor configured to detect at least one driver-intervention event;
• an electronic control unit, configured to:
• activate an automated lateral guidance of the vehicle, wherein in accordance with the activation a steering torque is applied by means of a steering system;
• deactivate the automated lateral guidance in response to detecting the at least one deactivation event, wherein in accordance with the deactivation the applied steering torque is reduced within a deactivation duration;
• determine that the at least one deactivation event is a driver-intervention event initiated by a driver of the vehicle;
• reduce the deactivation duration to a reduced deactivation duration in response to determining that the deactivation event is the driver-intervention event;
• and
• in accordance with the deactivation, reduce the steering torque within the reduced deactivation duration.