Patent ID: 11906323
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A map generation method, generating a map through an inter-vehicle communication between a first vehicle traveling on a first lane and a second vehicle traveling on a second lane opposite to the first lane, each of the first vehicle and the second vehicle including a communication unit capable of communicating with each other and a detection device that detects an external situation therearound, the map generation method comprising:
recognizing the second vehicle traveling on the second lane;
acquiring information of the external situation around the second vehicle detected by the detection device of the second vehicle in a route matching section through the communication unit when the second vehicle is recognized, the route matching section being a section in which a driving route of the first vehicle and a driving route of the second vehicle match in a driving route including the first lane and the second lane; and
generating a map for the first lane based on the information of the external situation around the first vehicle detected by the detection device of the first vehicle, and a map for the second lane in the route matching section based on the information of the external situation around the second vehicle acquired from the second vehicle.