Maps Towards Autonomous Driving Ecosystem

Abstract

The development of vehicle navigation maps used for vehicle transportation from the early days of paper maps to the modern use of satellite and mobile mapping technologies is not only ongoing but accelerating. Current maps have undergone significant changes in terms of format, content, and topology. They have evolved into 3D representations and now include dynamic content such as real-time road events and traffic updates. Different production technologies, such as aerial photogrammetry and mobile mapping, are used. The importance of standardizing the map content is also emphasized. Two main applications of map data, Standard-Definition maps (SD maps) for human interpretation and High-Definition maps (HD maps) for machine interpretation, are available today. The role of maps in the perception of the environment by vehicles is also discussed.