Part I -- Needs of improved assistant systems / Frederic Holzmann -- Adaptive cooperation between driver and assistant system / Frederic Holzmann -- Part II -- Requirements for the executive level / Frederic Holzmann -- Road-tire friction coefficient estimation / Frederic Holzmann -- Actuators and drive train architecture / Frederic Holzmann -- Vehicle dynamics model / Frederic Holzmann -- Performing the vehicle command / Frederic Holzmann -- Part III -- Extended middleware for fault-tolerant architecture / Frederic Holzmann -- Agents derived from the robotic field / Frederic Holzmann -- Tactic agent for speedway/highway / Frederic Holzmann -- Part IV -- Methodology of a fault-tolerant adaptive cooperation / Frederic Holzmann -- Understanding the driver maneuver / Frederic Holzmann -- Determination of the driver drowsiness / Frederic Holzmann -- Cooperation at the command level / Frederic Holzmann -- Feedback management for the driver and the virtual driver / Frederic Holzmann -- Part V -- Concept summary and overview of the functionalities / Frederic Holzmann -- General conclusion / Frederic Holzmann