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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2024
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Naoki Mori, Tokyo, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A position estimation apparatus includes a microprocessor and a memory. The memory stores beforehand an environmental map as first map information including feature points corresponding to an external situation of a vehicle. The microprocessor is configured to perform: extracting feature points from detection data of a detector configured to detect the external situation; estimating a position of the vehicle, based on the feature points extracted from the detection data and the first map information; determining whether a reliability degree of the estimated position of the vehicle is lower than a predetermined degree; generating second map information by using the feature points extracted from the detection data, in a case where it is determines that the reliability degree is lower than the predetermined degree; and estimating the position of the vehicle, based on the feature points extracted from the detection data and the second map information.