Method and apparatus for the classification of data

A method for classification of data, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, at a first vehicle, a first message from a second vehicle that is a vehicle-to-vehicle message and a vehicle-to-infrastructure message, wherein the first message includes first mobility data of the second vehicle;
• determining, with a computing unit of the first vehicle, an expected route of the second vehicle based on the first mobility data;
• receiving, at the first vehicle, a second message from the second vehicle that is a vehicle-to-vehicle message or a vehicle-to-infrastructure message, wherein the second message includes second mobility data of the second vehicle;
• determining, with the computing unit of the first vehicle, an actual route of the second vehicle based on the second mobility data;
• determining, with the computing unit of the first vehicle, whether the expected route deviates from the actual route by at least a predetermined threshold value, wherein determining the type of momentary driving maneuver of the second vehicle is performed on a basis of the first mobility data and the second mobility data, and
• if determined that the expected route deviates from the actual route by at least the predetermined threshold value, determining, with the computing unit of the first vehicle, a type of momentary driving maneuver of the second vehicle and classifying the first mobility data and the second mobility data on a basis of the type of momentary driving maneuver,
• wherein classifying the first mobility data and the second mobility data comprises the steps of:
• adapting the predetermined threshold value to an adapted threshold value based on the type of momentary driving maneuver;
• and
• determining whether the expected route deviates from the actual route by at least the adapted threshold value, and
• wherein, if it is determined that the expected route deviates from the actual route by at least the adapted threshold value, the first mobility data and the second mobility data are classified as being erroneous, and wherein if it is determined that the expected route does not deviate from the actual route by at least the adapted threshold value, the first mobility data and the second mobility data are classified as being free from errors.