Method and apparatus for detecting surroundings, and vehicle with such an apparatus

An apparatus for detecting surroundings around a vehicle, comprising

• a laser scanner configured to periodically scan the surroundings in a first detection region,
• an optical camera configured to detect the surroundings in a second detection region, wherein
• the first detection region and the second detection region at least overlap each other, and with
• a control unit operatively connected to both the laser scanner and the optical camera in order to control the laser scanner and the optical camera, such that
• an optical sensor in the camera is exposed at least twice within one period of the laser scanner,
• a first exposure time for a first exposure of the at least two exposures of the optical sensor is chosen and synchronized with the laser scanner so that the first exposure occurs within a first time window, in which the laser scanner scans the first detection region, and
• wherein a second exposure of the at least two exposures for the optical sensor occurs outside of the first time window in a second time window, in which the laser scanner does not scan the first detection region.