Apparatus for Validating a Position or Orientation of a Sensor of an Autonomous Vehicle

An apparatus for validating a position or an orientation of one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle is provided. The one or more sensors provide consecutive sensor data of surroundings of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a validation module, which is configured to compare the consecutive sensor data and to validate a position or an orientation of at least one sensor of the one or more sensors, based on a deviation in the consecutive sensor data.