Method for Updating Digital Map Material for Motor Vehicles

A method for navigating a motor vehicle on a facility for stationary traffic, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing digital map material for navigating the motor vehicle;
• updating the provided digital map material by:
• during operation of a motor vehicle, continuously detecting whether the motor vehicle is currently located on a road or a facility for stationary traffic;
• when it is detected that the motor vehicle has driven from a road onto a facility for stationary traffic, determining a departure point at which the motor vehicle has departed from the road and driven onto the facility for stationary traffic;
• updating the digital map material based on the determined departure point;
• and
• providing the updated digital map material;
• and
• navigating the motor vehicle on the facility for stationary traffic based on the updated digital map material.

A system for updating digital map material for motor vehicles, the system comprising:

• a first detection unit configured to continuously detect during operation of a motor vehicle whether the motor vehicle is currently located on a road or a facility for stationary traffic;
• a first determination unit configured to determine a departure point at which the motor vehicle has departed from the road and has driven onto the facility for stationary traffic when it is detected that the motor vehicle has driven from a road onto a facility for stationary traffic;
• an update unit configured to update the digital map material based on the departure point;
• and
• a provision unit configured to provide the updated digital map material.

A computer product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon program code which, when executed by a computer, carries out the acts of:

• during operation of a motor vehicle, continuously detecting whether the motor vehicle is currently located on a road or a facility for stationary traffic;
• when it is detected that the motor vehicle has driven from a road onto a facility for stationary traffic, determining a departure point at which the motor vehicle has departed from the road and driven onto the facility for stationary traffic;
• updating the digital map material based on the determined departure point;
• and
• providing the updated digital map material.