METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE

Abstract

A method and device for operating a vehicle comprising a step of recording environment data values, which represent an environment of the vehicle, the environment comprising at least one environmental feature; a step of determining a comparative value of a comparison between the at least one environmental feature and a map, the map comprising at least one map feature, the at least one environmental feature corresponding the at least one map feature; a step of determining an up-to-dateness of the map, based on a comparison of the comparative value with a threshold value; and a step of operating the vehicle, as a function of the up-to-dateness of the map.

Claims

1. A method for operating a vehicle, comprising the following steps: recording environment data values, which represent an environment of the vehicle, the environment including at least one environmental feature; determining a comparative value of a comparison between the at least one environmental feature and a map, the map including at least one map feature, the at least one environmental feature corresponding to the at least one map feature; determining an up-to-dateness of the map based on a comparison of the comparative value with a threshold value; and operating the vehicle as a function of the up-to-dateness of the map.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the following step: determining a plausibilization of the comparative value, and the determination of the up-to-dateness of the map is additionally determined as a function of the plausibilization.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the threshold value is requested and received from an external server as a function of the comparative value and/or as a function of the plausibilization.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the plausibilization is determined as a function of a direction of movement of the vehicle and/or as a function of a change in the direction of movement of the vehicle.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the threshold value is formed as a function of a state of the weather in the environment and/or as a function of a state of traffic in the environment and/or as a function of a state of infrastructure in the environment and/or as a function of a state of an environment sensor system of the vehicle.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the operating of the vehicle is implemented in that a position of the vehicle is determined starting from a position of the map feature or in that a warning signal is output.

7. A control unit, configured to operate a vehicle, the control unit configured to: record environment data values, which represent an environment of the vehicle, the environment including at least one environmental feature; determine a comparative value of a comparison between the at least one environmental feature and a map, the map including at least one map feature, the at least one environmental feature corresponding to the at least one map feature; determine an up-to-dateness of the map based on a comparison of the comparative value with a threshold value; and operate the vehicle as a function of the up-to-dateness of the map.

8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium on which is stored a computer program for operating a vehicle, the computer program, when executed by a computer, causing the computer to perform the following steps: recording environment data values, which represent an environment of the vehicle, the environment including at least one environmental feature; determining a comparative value of a comparison between the at least one environmental feature and a map, the map including at least one map feature, the at least one environmental feature corresponding to the at least one map feature; determining an up-to-dateness of the map based on a comparison of the comparative value with a threshold value; and operating the vehicle as a function of the up-to-dateness of the map.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0032] Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are depicted in the figures and explained in greater detail below.

[0033] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of the method according to the present invention in the form of a flow chart.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EXAMPLE EMBODIMENTS

[0034] FIG. 1 shows an exemplary embodiment of a method 300 for operating a vehicle.

[0035] Method 300 begins with step 301.

[0036] In step 310, environment data values, which represent an environment of the vehicle, are recorded, the environment comprising at least one environmental feature.

[0037] In step 320, a comparative value of a comparison between the at least one environmental feature and a map is determined, the map comprising at least one map feature, the at least one environmental feature corresponding to the at least one map feature.

[0038] In a first specific embodiment A1 of method 300, step 320 is followed by step 330. In a second specific embodiment A2, step 320 is followed by step 325.

[0039] In step 325, a plauzibilization of the comparative value is determined.

[0040] In step 330, an up-to-dateness of the map is determined on the basis of a comparison of the comparative value with a threshold value. In one specific embodiment, the threshold value is requested and received from an external server.

[0041] In step 340, the vehicle is operated as a function of the up-to-dateness of the map.

[0042] Method 300 ends with step 350.