Method for operating a lane-keeping assistance system of a motor vehicle which is at least partially operated with assistance, computer program product, and lane-keeping assistance system

1. A method for operating a lane-keeping assistance system of a motor vehicle which is at least partially operated with assistance, comprising:

detecting, via an optical detection device of a lane-keeping assistance system, an environment of a potential lane of the motor vehicle within a configured optical detection area;

evaluating the detected environment of the optical detection device, via an electronic computing device of the lane-keeping assistance system;

processing swarm data received from an electronic computing device external to the vehicle prior to carrying out an at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement via a transverse control device;

carrying out the at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement as a function of the evaluated environment within the configured detection area;

further processing the swarm data while the at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement is carried out; and

determining a future partially assisted lane-keeping movement for the transverse control device outside the configured optical detection area, based on the further processed swarm data.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining at least a partially drivable length the potential lane and/or an at least partially drivable time in the potential lane with assistance are/is determined on the basis of the swarm data, without detection of the optical detection device.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein, determining the length and/or the time comprises determining one or more of a current weather, a road type, an event, a driver status of a driver of the motor vehicle, and/or a history of the swarm data.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining and predicting at least one criterion characterizing the lane on the basis of the swarm data.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising determining an availability of the lane-keeping assistance system, depending on the predicted future, partially assisted lane-keeping movement and depending on the current and/or future position.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising outputting a warning message if it is determined that the lane-keeping assistance system is not available.

7. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising outputting a warning message if it is determined that the lane-keeping assistance system is only available to a limited extent, wherein the warning message describes which assistance function of the lane-keeping assistance system is limited.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the at least partially assisted route that is drivable in the future is taken into account when planning a route for the motor vehicle.

9. A lane-keeping assistance system for a motor vehicle, which is at least partially operable with assistance, comprising:

at least one optical detection device;

a transverse control device; and

at least one electronic computing device, wherein the computing device, transverse control device and at least one optical detection device are configured to:

detect, via the at least one optical detection device, an environment of a potential lane of the motor vehicle within a configured optical detection area;

evaluate the detected environment of the optical detection device, via the electronic computing device of the lane-keeping assistance system;

process swarm data received from an electronic computing device external to the vehicle prior to carrying out an at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement via a transverse control device;

carry out the at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement as a function of the evaluated environment within the configured detection area;

further process the swarm data while the at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement is carried out; and

determine a future partially assisted lane-keeping movement for the transverse control device outside the configured optical detection area, based on the further processed swarm data.

10. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 9 , wherein the computing device is configured to determine at least a partially drivable length the potential lane and/or an at least partially drivable time in the potential lane with assistance are/is determined on the basis of the swarm data, without detection of the optical detection device.

11. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 10 , wherein the length and/or the time comprises determining one or more of a current weather, a road type, an event, a driver status of a driver of the motor vehicle, and/or a history of the swarm data.

12. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 9 , wherein the computing device is configured to determine and predict at least one criterion characterizing the lane on the basis of the swarm data.

13. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 9 , wherein the computing device is configured to determine an availability of the lane-keeping assistance system, depending on the predicted future, partially assisted lane-keeping movement and depending on the current and/or future position.

14. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 13 , wherein the computing device is configured to output a warning message if it is determined that the lane-keeping assistance system is not available.

15. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 13 , wherein the computing device is configured to output a warning message if it is determined that the lane-keeping assistance system is only available to a limited extent, wherein the warning message describes which assistance function of the lane-keeping assistance system is limited.

16. The lane-keeping assistance system according to claim 9 , wherein the at least partially assisted route that is drivable in the future is taken into account when planning a route for the motor vehicle.

17. A computer program product comprising non-transitory program instructions which, when the program instructions are executed by an electronic computing device of a lane-keeping assistance system, cause the electronic computing device to:

detect, via at least one optical detection device, an environment of a potential lane of the motor vehicle within a configured optical detection area;

evaluate the detected environment of the optical detection device, via the electronic computing device of the lane-keeping assistance system;

process swarm data received from an electronic computing device external to the vehicle prior to carrying out an at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement via a transverse control device;

carry out the at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement as a function of the evaluated environment within the configured detection area;

further process the swarm data while the at least a partially-assisted lane-keeping movement is carried out; and

determine a future partially assisted lane-keeping movement for the transverse control device outside the configured optical detection area, based on the further processed swarm data.

18. The computer program product according to claim 17 , further comprising determine at least a partially drivable length the potential lane and/or an at least partially drivable time in the potential lane with assistance are/is determined on the basis of the swarm data, without detection of the optical detection device.

19. The computer program product according to claim 18 , wherein the length and/or the time comprises determining one or more of a current weather, a road type, an event, a driver status of a driver of the motor vehicle, and/or a history of the swarm data.

20. The computer program product according to claim 17 , further comprising determine and predict at least one criterion characterizing the lane on the basis of the swarm data.