METHOD FOR RECOGNISING OBJECTS WHICH ARE RELEVANT TO THE SAFETY OF A VEHICLE

A method involves classifying a respective object, which has been recognized by an object recognition device of the vehicle and initially classified as not relevant to the vehicle, as potentially relevant if it is recognized by a gaze recording device in the vehicle that a gaze of at least one vehicle occupant of the vehicle lingers on the respective object for longer than a predetermined minimum duration. Using a recorded gaze direction of the at least one vehicle occupant, it is determined that a respective moving object classified as potentially relevant is tracked by the at least one vehicle occupant for at least a predetermined duration. A trajectory of the respective recorded and moving object classified as potentially relevant to the vehicle is identified as being relevant to the safety of the vehicle after the predetermined duration has elapsed if it is necessary for the vehicle to react to the respective object.