Method and device for automatic direction indication

[0063]In the following, identical reference numerals may be assigned to similar and / or functionally similar elements.

[0064]FIG. 1 shows a device 10 for automatic direction indication. The device 10 drives direction indicators in the form of flashing direction indicators 140 and 142 that are installed on the left side and on the right side, respectively, of a vehicle in which the device 10 is implemented. Furthermore, a Lane Keeping System 18 and a Lane Departure Warning System 20 are integrated in the vehicle. It is also possible that only one of the two systems 18 and 20 is integrated in the vehicle a time in order to serve the purposes of the invention. However, it is essential that the Lane Keeping System 18 integrated in the vehicle and the Lane Departure Warning System 20 can detect the driver activity or vehicle position with respect to traffic lines and each can output a driver activity signal and a vehicle position signal 16, respectively.

[0065]In particular, the device 10 ca