1. A method for controlling the speed of a vehicle ( 1 ), where, in the vehicle to be controlled, the yaw rate or rotation rate is measured, in particular to determine the curvature (k) of the vehicle's own travel trajectory, and where, using a proximity sensor or position sensor ( 6 ), at least one vehicle ( 5 ) traveling ahead or at least some other object within a sensor's sensing range ( 7 ) is detected, particularly with regard to an offset from the travel course of the vehicle to be controlled, wherein from the detection of one or of a plurality of objects (i), the curvature (k) of the vehicle's own travel trajectory is corrected with a view to a prediction of an expected curvature from the averaging (k i ) of the positional changes ascertained at the plurality of the objects.