DRIVING SYSTEM WITH DIFFERENT DRIVING FUNCTIONS FOR AN AUTOMATED DRIVE AND A COMMON INPUT COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A DRIVING FUNCTION VIA THE COMMON INPUT COMPONENT

A driving system is provided with a plurality of different driving functions for an automated drive with different degrees of automation for a motor vehicle. At least the driving function with the highest degree of automation is not constantly available. The driving system has a user interface for interacting with the driver. The user interface has an input component which is common to the plurality of driving functions for a signaling, by the driver, of a driver-side request for an automated drive to the driving system. The driving system is designed to determine an operating action via the input component for an automated drive. After the operating action is determined, the available driving function of the plurality of driving functions which has the degree of automation with the highest potential is determined. Provided the driving function is determined which has the degree of automation with the highest potential among the available driving functions, the driving function can be activated.