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

1 . 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.

2 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the critical situation relates to an imminent collision of the vehicle with a collision object and the at least one object is different from the collision object.

3 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one object is a further vehicle.

4 . The method as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the further vehicle is moving in substantially a same direction as the vehicle and/or the at least one third party.

5 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the first phase, the second phase and/or the third phase are carried out depending on an operating action of a user of the vehicle and/or a unit for carrying out at least partially automated driving of the vehicle and/or a unit for carrying out at least partially automated driving of the at least one object.

6 . The method as claimed in claim 5 ,

wherein the first phase, the second phase and/or the third phase are carried out depending on an interpretation of the operating action of the user of the vehicle.

7 . The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the operating action is a requirement for lateral guidance of the vehicle.

8 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the first phase, the second phase and/or the third phase are carried out upon detection or prediction of a mitigation of the critical situation relating to the vehicle and/or the at least one third party.

9 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein detecting the at least one object in the surroundings of the vehicle includes a determination of suitability of the at least one object for carrying out a contact and/or a selection of one of at least two objects from the surroundings of the vehicle.

10 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the lateral compressive force changes once in a period of 0.1 to 0.5 seconds.

11 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the lateral compressive force changes once in a period of 0.51 to 1.0 seconds.

12 . The method as claimed in claim 1 ,

wherein the lateral compressive force changes once in a period of 1.1 to 3 seconds.