METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASSISTING WITH THE LATERAL POSITIONING OF A VEHICLE

A method and a device are disclosed for assisting with the lateral positioning of a vehicle, said vehicle being able to be driven by a driver in an automated manner along a reference path in a traffic lane, said traffic lane being bounded by two edges. The method comprises steps of detecting an upcoming split in the traffic lane, determining a widened area in the traffic lane, and determining a plurality of reference paths.