Automated image labeling for vehicles based on maps

A system for navigating a vehicle using automatically labeled images, the system comprising:

• a camera configured to capture an image of a roadway;
• an electronic processor communicatively connected to the camera, the electronic processor configured to
• load a map that includes a first plurality of features,
• receive the image, the image including a second plurality of features,
• project the map onto the image,
• detect the second plurality of features within the image,
• align the map with the image by aligning the first plurality of features with the second plurality of features,
• copy a label describing one of the first plurality of features onto a corresponding one of the second plurality of features to create a labelled image, and
• use the labelled image to assist in navigation of the vehicle;
• train an object detector within the electronic processor with the labelled image;
• after training the object detector, detecting the second plurality of features within a second image with the object detector to create an updated labelled image;
• correct an alignment of the map with the second image based on the updated labelled image.