Patent ID: 11934197
Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for operating a vehicle, the method comprising:
a processor obtaining a digital map;
the processor obtaining a sensor-based position of the vehicle;
the processor determining an instantaneous vehicle position in the digital map based on the obtained sensor-based position;
the processor obtaining an expected setpoint traffic density that is assigned to the instantaneous vehicle position in the digital map;
the processor using an environmental sensor to obtain an instantaneous actual traffic density in surroundings of the vehicle;
the processor comparing the obtained instantaneous actual traffic density to the obtained expected setpoint traffic density, thereby obtaining a difference value; and
in response to the difference value being greater than a predefined threshold, the processor, re-determining the instantaneous vehicle position in the digital map to control an automated drive of the vehicle based on the re-determined instantaneous vehicle position.