SK TELECOM CO., LTD.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle map providing method performed by a vehicle map providing server, comprising: receiving, from a first vehicle, first information including second driving information of a second vehicle on the first image; receiving, from a third vehicle, second information including fourth driving information of a fourth vehicle on the second image; generating, according to whether the second vehicle is the same as the fourth vehicle, a vehicle map by using the first information and the second information; predicting, from the vehicle map, a first vehicle map including driving information for one or more vehicles on a route of the first vehicle at a current time based on the first driving information; and transmitting the first vehicle map to the first vehicle.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of updating a high definition map. The method comprises, acquiring two-dimensional images at a plurality of different locations by using a camera mounted on a vehicle; checking a moving trajectory of the camera for acquiring the two-dimensional images; generating a local landmark map by estimating, based on surface information of a road in the high definition map, a three-dimensional position of a landmark for a lane marking around the moving trajectory of the camera; and updating the high definition map based on the local landmark map.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for acquiring coordinate system conversion information, the method comprising: acquiring three-dimensional information including first lane information corresponding to a lane adjacent to a vehicle, through a LiDAR installed at the vehicle, and a surrounding image including second lane information corresponding to the lane, through a camera installed at the vehicle; acquiring first coordinate system conversion information on the LiDAR and the camera by matching the second lane information with the first lane information; and acquiring second coordinate system conversion information on the vehicle and the camera by using top view image conversion information acquired based on the surrounding image, and the driving direction of the vehicle.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a landmark position estimating method performed by a landmark position estimating apparatus. The method comprises, identifying a first type landmark and a second type landmark from an image, captured by an image capturing device of a vehicle, including various landmarks on a driving route, estimating a three-dimensional position of the identified first type landmark based on a plurality of the images on which the first type landmark is identified and a digital map including a driving area of the vehicle, and estimating a position of the identified second type landmark on a virtual plane including the three-dimensional position of the first type landmark.

A method for updating a high definition map according to one embodiment comprises: obtaining a two-dimensional image that captures a target area corresponding to at least a part of an area expressed by a three-dimensional high definition map, generating a three-dimensional local landmark map of the target area from a position of a landmark in the two-dimensional image, based on a position and an orientation of a photographing device which has captured the two-dimensional image and updating the high definition map with reference to the local landmark map corresponding to the target area of the three-dimensional high definition map.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a landmark position estimating method performed by a landmark position estimating apparatus. The method comprises, identifying a first type landmark and a second type landmark from an image, captured by an image capturing device of a vehicle, including various landmarks on a driving route, estimating a three-dimensional position of the identified first type landmark based on a plurality of the images on which the first type landmark is identified and a digital map including a driving area of the vehicle, and estimating a position of the identified second type landmark on a virtual plane including the three-dimensional position of the first type landmark.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for detecting a lane information comprising: obtaining, from a high definition map, first driving lane information corresponding to estimated position information on a vehicle; obtaining second driving lane information from a front view image from the vehicle captured by a camera installed in the vehicle; converting the first driving lane information and the second driving lane information according to an identical coordinate system; and obtaining final driving lane information by combining the converted first driving lane information and the converted second driving lane information.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method of updating a high definition map. The method comprises, acquiring two-dimensional images at a plurality of different locations by using a camera mounted on a vehicle; checking a moving trajectory of the camera for acquiring the two-dimensional images; generating a local landmark map by estimating, based on surface information of a road in the high definition map, a three-dimensional position of a landmark for a lane marking around the moving trajectory of the camera; and updating the high definition map based on the local landmark map.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for detecting a lane information comprising: obtaining, from a high definition map, first driving lane information corresponding to estimated position information on a vehicle; obtaining second driving lane information from a front view image from the vehicle captured by a camera installed in the vehicle; converting the first driving lane information and the second driving lane information according to an identical coordinate system; and obtaining final driving lane information by combining the converted first driving lane information and the converted second driving lane information.

In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a vehicle map providing method performed by a vehicle map providing server, comprising: receiving, from a first vehicle, first information including second driving information of a second vehicle on the first image; receiving, from a third vehicle, second information including fourth driving information of a fourth vehicle on the second image; generating, according to whether the second vehicle is the same as the fourth vehicle, a vehicle map by using the first information and the second information; predicting, from the vehicle map, a first vehicle map including driving information for one or more vehicles on a route of the first vehicle at a current time based on the first driving information; and transmitting the first vehicle map to the first vehicle.