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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 28, 2024
Robert Bosch Gmbh, Stuttgart, DE;
Muhammad Sheraz Khan, Heilbronn, DE;
Philipp Ruchti, Aspach, DE;
Carsten Hasberg, Ilsfeld-Auenstein, DE;
Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, DE;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for creating a digital map. The method includes: receiving surrounding area data value sets, each set being detected using an environmental sensor system of a vehicle traveling along a traffic route, wherein each surrounding area data value set includes surrounding area features and a position of the surrounding area features; creating the digital map, wherein in the creating, the surrounding area features of the surrounding area data sets are sorted into groups depending on their position, a spatial arrangement of the respective surrounding area features relative to one another is determined for each group, an optimized position of the surrounding area features of the group is determined for each group without changing the spatial arrangement, and the digital map is created depending on the optimized position of the surrounding area features of each group; and providing the digital map.