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Method (300) for providing fault-tolerant network time synchronization in a motor vehicle communication network (100), wherein the motor vehicle communication network (100) comprises: a video controller (115) coupled with a first camera (110) and a second camera (175), a lidar controller (125) coupled with a first lidar transceiver (130) and a second lidar transceiver (120), a radar controller (145) coupled with a first radar transceiver (140) and a second radar (150), a processor (160), a user interface (165), a vehicle controller (155) and a trailer interface (170) the procedure includes the following: Generation of a time synchronization signal; Transmission of the time synchronization signal from a first switch (415) to a second switch (425) via a first connection and from the first switch (415) to a third switch (435) via a second connection; Detecting a connection error on the second connection; and Transmitting the time synchronization signal from the second switch to the third switch (435) via a third connection in response to the connection fault, wherein the time synchronization signal is generated by a radar controller coupled to the first switch, and wherein a first radar sensor is coupled to the second switch and a second radar sensor is coupled to the third switch, wherein the lidar controller (125), the video controller (115) and the radar controller (145) are each configured to receive and process data from their respective sensors, and the video controller (115) is set up to receive images from the first camera (110) and the second camera (175) and to process the images to generate image data for use in creating an object map around the vehicle (105).