In a method for automated driving operation of a motor vehicle, the following are performed: a standard trajectory is ascertained, which implements a vehicle control according to the destination setting predefined by the driver and the current vehicle environment; a safety trajectory is ascertained, which implements safe stopping of the vehicle in the event of an emergency as a function of the current vehicle environment; the standard trajectory is supplied to a first control device, by which signals are forwarded to vehicle actuator devices for control of the vehicle on the basis of the standard trajectory; and the safety trajectory is supplied to a second control device, by which signals are able to be forwarded to vehicle actuator devices for the vehicle control on the basis of the safety trajectory in the safety case when the automated driving operation is not ensured.