Patent ID: 9702964
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G01S

Claim:
1. A position determination device located in a vehicle, the position determination device having: a position determination unit in the vehicle, including sensors and a global navigation system satellite (GNSS) receiver for determining a position of the vehicle; a communication unit in the vehicle, including a receiver for receiving validation data which includes position data of a plurality of adjacent vehicles or of a plurality of adjacent infrastructure devices; and a control unit in the vehicle, including a processor for carrying out a validation of the position determined by the position determination unit by comparing the position determined by the position determination unit to the position data included in the validation data, wherein the processor is configured to compare the position of the vehicle determined by the position determination unit to the position data of the adjacent vehicle or the adjacent infrastructure device included in the validation data, and wherein the processor is configured to: