A method for determining the position for a motor vehicle

A method for determining the position for a motor vehicle comprising the steps of: - satellite-based determining a geolocation of the automobile, - Providing digital road map data which include at least information on road segments in the field of geolocation, - performing a first determining step for determining at least a first road segment on which the motor vehicle is a high probability, wherein the first determining step is based on a comparison of the geo with the digital road map data, - retrieving lane data relating to at least the number of lanes for the first road segment in the road map database, - determination of the currently traveled by the motor vehicle traffic lane on the basis of at least the lane data, - performing a second determining step for determining a second road segment on which the motor vehicle is a high probability, wherein the second determining step is based on a comparison of the geo with the digital road map data and at least the traveling lane.