METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PARTITIONING A WIDENED AREA OF A TRAFFIC LANE BOUNDED BY TWO EDGES

A method and a device are disclosed for partitioning a widened area of a limited traffic lane bounded by two edges, and through which a vehicle can be driven by a driver in an automated manner along a reference path, said vehicle comprising a lateral positioning aid with respect to the reference path. The method comprises detecting a lane split, determining a widened area (), determining a plurality of reference paths, and partitions the widened area into a plurality of sub-areas according to the determined reference paths.