System for detecting, localizing, and sharing potholes

A method for detecting, localizing, and reporting potholes on a road, wherein the method is carried out in a system comprising a sensing device mounted on a vehicle, a cartography display mounted on the vehicle, and an onboard control unit aboard the vehicle, the sensing device comprising at least a radar device, the method comprising:

• scanning, with the sensing device, an area of interest in front of and ahead of the vehicle, the area of interest including at least a surface of a road traveled by the vehicle, the sensing device outputting a data flow,
• identifying, in the data flow, first candidate potholes formed on the road surface, wherein candidate potholes correspond to predetermined echoes, wherein a pothole creates an echo different from an echo of an even road surface,
• further processing the data flow to find out first confirmed potholes among the first candidate potholes, by tracking the first candidate potholes following vehicle motion,
• allocating a geolocation to each of the first confirmed potholes, and
• displaying, on the cartography display, first confirmed potholes with their localization superimposed on a map, and one or more itineraries to go from a departure location to a destination location, each of the one or more itineraries being displayed with a cumulated pothole severity rating.