Driver information system with a control device and a display device and method of operating a driver information system

The invention relates to a driving device (1) for a vehicle (2) for driving a to a body of a driver of the vehicle (2) portable display device (30, 40) for outputting (109) information to the driver, wherein the driving device (1 ) received a communication interface (4) for communication with the display device (30, 40), an interface (6) to a sensor (7) for acquisition of data, a computing unit (3) for evaluating (by the display device 30, 40) and / or by the sensor (7) detected data for assigning the evaluated data in a traffic situation and / or a driver state representing category, for generating drive signals for the display device (30, 40) for outputting the information to the driver, and having for assigning a priority to be output to the driver information, a storage unit (5) with a provision for outputting the information to the driver and wherein the control device (1) is established, the display device (30, 40) to control such that a drive signal is then generated for outputting information to the driver when the priority of the information to be output to the representing a traffic situation and / or a driver state category correlated according to the in the memory unit (5) stored rule.