| CPC G08G 1/143 (2013.01) [G08G 1/0967 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
detecting that an own vehicle enters a feeder lane in a parking facility;
receiving, from an external sensor mounted on the own vehicle, first data of a first parked vehicle parked in a first row of parking spaces adjacent the feeder lane and second data of a second parked vehicle parked in a second row of parking spaces adjacent the feeder lane;
identifying, from the received first data of the first parked vehicle in the first row, a first feature of the first parked vehicle and a second feature of the first parked vehicle, wherein the second feature is different from the first feature, wherein the second feature of the first parked vehicle is located closer to the feeder lane than the first feature of the first parked vehicle;
identifying, from the received second data of the second parked vehicle in the second row, a first feature of the second parked vehicle and a second feature of the second parked vehicle, wherein the second feature of the second parked vehicle is different from the first feature of the second parked vehicle, wherein the second feature of the second parked vehicle is located closer to the feeder lane than the first feature of the second parked vehicle;
determining a traffic direction of the feeder lane based on the identified first and second features of the first parked vehicle and the identified first and second features of the second parked vehicle; and
outputting an alert via an output device of the own vehicle based on determining that the determined traffic direction of the feeder lane is different from a traveling direction of the own vehicle,
wherein determining the traffic direction of the feeder lane further comprises:
determining a traffic direction of a first side of the feeder lane based on the identified first feature of the first parked vehicle and the identified second feature of the first parked vehicle, wherein the first side of the feeder lane is located along the first row of parking spaces;
determining a traffic direction of a second side of the feeder lane based on the identified first feature and the identified second feature of the first parked vehicle, wherein the second side of the feeder lane is located along the second row of parking spaces;
comparing the determined traffic direction of the first side of the feeder lane and the determined traffic direction of the second side of the feeder lane to each other;
when the determined traffic direction of the first side of the feeder lane matches the determined traffic direction of the second side of the feeder lane, determining that the feeder lane is an one-way feeder lane; and
when the determined traffic direction of the first side of the feeder lane is different from the determined traffic direction of the second side of the feeder lane, determining that the feeder lane is a two-way feeder lane, and
wherein when the feeder lane is determined to be the one-way feeder lane, a traffic direction of the one-way feeder lane is determined based on the determined traffic direction of the first side of the feeder lane and the determined traffic direction of the second side of the feeder lane.
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