Vehicle position detecting apparatus which comensates for errors in road map data matching operation

摘要

A correct vehicle position is detected even when the road data to be used in the map match computation includes errors of partial shape. When the matching computing operation of a running locus and the road data obtained from the outputs of a bearing sensor and a distance sensor and a non-match region has been effected by the map match computing means, the non-matching region of the road data and the running locus is detected. The positional error detection caused by errors of the road data is effected by prohibiting map integration.