Method for Operating a Motor Vehicle in an Activated, at Least Partially Autonomous Driving Mode and Authorisation Device for a Motor Vehicle and a Motor Vehicle

The present application relates to a method for operating a motor vehicle in an activated at least semi-autonomous driving mode, with the motor vehicle comprising a control unit which controls the motor vehicle in the at least one activated semi-autonomous driving mode. A detection device arranged in the motor vehicle detects at least one motor vehicle occupant (step S). An authorization device linked to the detection device checks whether at least one of the at least one detected motor vehicle occupants meets at least one authorization criterion (step S). If this is the case, the authorization device generates an enable signal (step S) and sends it to the control unit, which then activates the at least semi-autonomous drive mode (step S). If the at least one authorization criterion is not met, the authorization device sends out an inquiry signal to an authorization device external to the vehicle (step S) and, depending on the external release signal received in response to the inquiry signal, forwards the enable signal to the control unit.