Method for operating a motor vehicle (MV) capable of autonomous driving in an operating state, wherein the autonomous driving takes place within an operational application area (ODD), comprising the steps: - Determining a maximum service life (ET max ) until reaching a planned end of scope (ODD) and a scope end stop (SSP) ODD_Ende ) for an end to the autonomous operating state; - Specifying a
security level (S ODD_Ende ) for the application range endpoint (SSP) ODD_Ende ) and if this is below a predetermined level: • Determine at least one additional stopping point (SSP) i ), which lies before the end of the scope (ODD) and whose further
security level (S i ) greater than the first
security level (S ODD_Ende ) is; • Determining a further useful life (ET i) for at least one further stopping point (SSP) i ); • Determining a difference value (AS) i ) of the further security level (S i ) with the first security level (S ODD_Ende ) and a
time difference (ΔET i ) between the maximum service life (ET max ) and the further useful life (ET i ); and • Ending the autonomous operating state at the
application domain endpoint (SSP) ODD_Ende ) or at the next stopping point (SSP) i ) depending on the
time difference (ΔET i ) and the difference value (ΔS i ), whereby the following additional steps are performed to end the autonomous operating state: - Determining the percentage loss of useful life (PV) ETI ) by the ratio of the
time difference (ΔET i ) to the maximum service life (ET max ); - Defining safety limit curves (SLCs) that determine the percentage loss of service life (PV) ETI ) over the maximum service life (ET max ) depict, which, depending on the respective increase in security level, determine how much percentage loss of the service life (PV) ETI ) is still to be considered advantageous; - At several further stopping points (SSP) i ), each of which has a positive difference value (ΔS) i ) compared to the application range endpoint (SSP) ODD_Ende ) achieve: Selecting the next
breakpoint (SSP) i ), which has the lowest percentage loss over the useful life (PV) ETI ) exhibits and simultaneously lies below a threshold of the maximum tolerated loss of service life, which is defined by the respective safety limit curves (SGK), depending on the relative safety increase and the maximum service life (ET). max ) to the end-of-range limit (SSP)ODD_Ende ); and - Ending the autonomous operating state at the selected further stop point (SSP) i ) or the scope endpoint (SSP) ODD_Ende ).