DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HAPTIC NAVIGATION SUPPORT FOR THE DRIVER OF A VEHICLE

The invention relates to a device (10) for haptic navigation support of a driver of a vehicle, comprising a control unit (12) and an actuator (14) coupled to the control unit (12), wherein the control unit (12) is configured to control the actuator (14), wherein the actuator (14) is mechanically coupled to a steering column (16) of the vehicle, and the control unit (12) is configured, by means of an activation of the actuator (14), to generate a deflection of a steering wheel (18) of the steering column (16) that is haptically perceptible by the driver, in order to inform the driver of a steering movement to be performed, wherein the actuator (14) is configured to generate a horizontal deflection of the steering wheel (18) in a direction specified by the steering movement to be performed.