METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING A RELEVANCE OF AN OBJECT

A method for classifying a relevance of an object situated in a surrounding environment of a motor vehicle that includes an environmental sensor, with regard to a collision with the motor vehicle. The method includes: receiving measurement signals representing a radial distance, measured by the environmental sensor, of the object relative to the environmental sensor, a radial relative velocity, measured by the environmental sensor, of the object relative to the environmental sensor, and a measured own velocity of the motor vehicle; receiving dimension signals representing the dimensions of the motor vehicle; calculating whether the motor vehicle can collide with the object based on the received measurement signals and on the received dimension signals; outputting a result signal that represents a result of the calculation of whether the motor vehicle can collide with the object to classify the relevance of the object with regard to a collision with the motor vehicle.