Abstract: Disclosed herein is a technique for generating map change data relative to the current map data and providing these changes to an autonomous vehicle for use in updating the current map data that it retrieves or obtains from a local storage. The technique processes observation data received from other vehicles to determine the map change data.

Abstract: A method of generating a junction view is disclosed. The method includes, in at least one embodiment:—acquiring a first junction from a map database;—acquiring a second junction from the map database, wherein the first and second junction are connected by way of an intermediate road segment;—determining a characteristic of the intermediate road segment between the first and second junction from the map database; and—if the characteristic of the road segment applies to a predefined condition:—adjusting the road geometry resulting in a shorter intermediate road segment; and—generating the junction view image visualizing the first and second junction using the shorter intermediate road segment. At least one embodiment of the method provides a solution to visualize in one image two decision points which will follow each other in a short time when traveling through the two decision points, i.e. two junctions.

Abstract: A method of generating a junction view is disclosed. The method includes, in at least one embodiment: —acquiring a first junction from a map database; —acquiring a second junction from the map database, wherein the first and second junction are connected by way of an intermediate road segment; —determining a characteristic of the intermediate road segment between the first and second junction from the map database; and—if the characteristic of the road segment applies to a predefined condition: —adjusting the road geometry resulting in a shorter intermediate road segment; and—generating the junction view image visualizing the first and second junction using the shorter intermediate road segment. At least one embodiment of the method provides a solution to visualize in one image two decision points which will follow each other in a short time when traveling through the two decision points, i.e. two junctions.