METHOD FOR UPDATING AN MAP OF THE SURROUNDING AREA, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING METHOD STEPS OF SAID METHOD ON THE VEHICLE, VEHICLE, DEVICE FOR EXECUTING METHOD STEPS OF THE METHOD ON A CENTRAL COMPUTER, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

The method proposed for updating a map of the surrounding area (UK) comprises the following method steps. The map of the surrounding area (UK) is typically used when controlling a vehicle (10). According to the proposed method, the vehicle (10) attempts, when travelling along a carriageway, to detect, by means of sensors, a landmark (L1) recorded in the map of the surrounding area (UK). Should the vehicle (10) then be unable to detect the landmark (L1) using its sensors, the vehicle prepares a proposal for deletion which is sent to an external central computer (320). The proposal for deletion is examined in the external central computer (320) and, if the proposal for deletion is verified, the landmark (L1) is deleted from the map of the surrounding area (UK) in accordance with the proposal for deletion. The method is characterized in that information regarding a visibility range (SB) for the landmark (L1) is entered in the map of the surrounding area (UK) specifying at what range the landmark (L1) is visible from a road. Specifying the visibility range (SB) permits a substantially more effective detection of landmarks (L1) recorded in the map of the surrounding area (UK).