Method for operating a lighting device of an autonomously driving motor vehicle and motor vehicle

Abstract

Method for operating a motor vehicle (10) in which the motor vehicle (10) drives autonomously, wherein a lighting device (14) of the motor vehicle (10) is operated depending on at least one parameter detectable by means of a detection device of the motor vehicle (10), and in which the type of environment (20) in which the motor vehicle (10) is located is taken into account, wherein, depending on the at least one parameter and the type of environment (20), a light mode of the lighting device (14) to be set is selected from a group of predetermined light modes, which includes normal driving illumination of the motor vehicle (10), reduced driving illumination of the motor vehicle (10) compared to normal driving illumination, and minimized driving illumination of the motor vehicle (10) compared to reduced driving illumination, characterized in that when the type of environment (20) is determined to be a built-up area,The system checks whether the motor vehicle (10) is located within a built-up area in a residential area, and if the motor vehicle (10) is located in the residential area, the light mode of the lighting device (14) is set depending on a time of day and / or a driving speed of the motor vehicle (10), and the light mode of the lighting device (14) is set to the minimized driving light of the motor vehicle (10) if the time of day is within a night-time period, or the light mode of the lighting device (14) is set to the reduced driving light of the motor vehicle (10) if the driving speed of the motor vehicle (10) is below a predetermined threshold.

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