DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD

In order to provide an enhanced driver assistance system for a vehicle, a prediction of a movement of the third-party vehicle is determined based upon motion data relating to a third- party vehicle travelling in front which has moved out of a region of view of at least one sensor of the vehicle, or relating to an oncoming third-party vehicle which has not yet entered the region of view of the sensor, and based upon map data The driver assistance system is then operated on the basis of the prediction.