Method and Control Unit for Operating an Automated Longitudinal and/or Lateral Guidance Function of a Vehicle

A control unit and method for an autonomous and/or semi-autonomous ego vehicle are provided. The control unit is configured to determine a course of an ego lane, referred to as the behavioral ego lane, within which the ego vehicle is driving, based on driving trajectories of a plurality of vehicles within an environment of the ego vehicle. The control unit is configured to operate an automated longitudinal and/or lateral guidance function of the ego vehicle in dependence of the course of the behavioral ego lane.