An object of the present invention is to provide a drive control apparatus and a drive control method for reducing time and effort of parking. A drive control apparatus according to the present invention includes a processor to execute a program and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of: acquiring a traveling information; detecting a stop position of a vehicle, which is manually driven, based on the traveling information and determining whether or not the stop position is included in a no-parking area with reference to a map data in which information of the no-parking area is described; searching for a parking area including an empty space when it is determined that the stop position is included in the no-parking area; and instructing the vehicle to perform an automatic driving from the stop position to the parking area including the empty space.

A method of providing enhanced navigation information in a vehicle in response to a finding of driver confusion includes the steps of monitoring behavior of a driver, determining whether the driver is confused based on the behavior of the driver, and providing additional points of interest data to the driver if the driver is determined to be confused.

A navigation device and a method of determining parking information are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes receiving, at a server, journey information from a plurality of navigation devices, the journey information indicating one or more journeys made by each navigation device and determining, by the server from the journey information, parking information indicating a geographical location of one or more parking areas.

A computing device can present a map user interface for users to suggest updates to entry point data for a place, such as points of interest to the user. For an entry point, the computing device can present an entry point indicator that remains in a fixed position on a map view. The user may move the map view as the entry point indicator remains fixed. In response to inputs, the computing device can adjust the map view, so that the fixed entry point indicator lies in a new position relative to the point of interest. The computing device can also insert an entry point indicator on the map view. In response to user inputs, the computing device can associate a location of the inserted entry point indicator with the location of an entry point. The computing device can send the entry point data changes to a server for implementation.

Disclosed are a system, a server, and a method for information provision. A method for information provision includes receiving, from a terminal device of a vehicle, sensing information and location information detected by the terminal device of the vehicle, generating present environment condition information by regions by using the received sensing information and location information, and based on a service request being received from the terminal device of the vehicle, transmitting the environment condition information to the terminal device of the vehicle. Accordingly, a server may provide, on a real-time basis, environment condition information related to weather using sensing information detected by a terminal device of a vehicle.

An approach is provided for generating parking restriction data using a machine learning model. The approach involves determining a plurality of classification features associated with a set of labeled road links. Each of the labeled road links is labeled with a parking restriction label that indicates a parking restriction status of said each of the labeled road links. The approach also involves training the machine learning model to classify an unlabeled road link of the geographic database using the plurality of classification features. The approach further involves determining the plurality of classification features for the unlabeled road link. The approach further involves processing the plurality of classification features for the unlabeled road link using the trained machine learning model to associate an assigned parking restriction label to the unlabeled road link. The approach further involves storing the assigned parking restriction label as the parking restriction data.

Apparatuses and methods for automated parking of autonomous vehicles are provided herein. An example method includes receiving, by an automated driving system of an autonomous vehicle, a pull over request during a trip to a destination; initiating, by the automated driving system, a pull over sequence, the pull over sequence including determining if the autonomous vehicle is within a pre-determined distance from the destination; stopping the autonomous vehicle when the autonomous vehicle is within the pre-determined distance; and when the autonomous vehicle is not within the pre-determined distance, initiating a parking sequence to park the autonomous vehicle at a nearest available parking location.

A method for optimizing parking suggestions of at least one driver assistance system for at least one vehicle. At least one route to a destination is determined. Potential parking possibilities are determined for the at least one vehicle along the previously determined route. An acceptance of a parking suggestion from a selection of parking suggestions or a rejection of a parking suggestion is determined. Termination information is determined. A termination phase and a termination reason are analyzed and classified. The analysis results are taken into account for a selection of future parking suggestions. A vehicle system is also described.

A parking assistance device includes a traveling route setting unit, a traveling route supply unit, an information acquiring unit, and a determination unit. The traveling route setting unit is configured to set a traveling route from a position of a vehicle to a parking spot in a parking lot. The traveling route supply unit is configured to supply information indicating the traveling route to the vehicle. The information acquiring unit is configured to acquire situation information containing the position of the vehicle and a situation of the parking lot. The determination unit is configured to determine whether the traveling route needs to be reset based on the situation information. When the determination unit determines that the traveling route needs to be reset, the traveling route setting unit resets the traveling route based on the situation information, and the traveling route supply unit supplies information indicating the reset traveling route.

A system and method for management of parking spaces is provided. The system including a server configured to receive the geolocation of a motorist and generate a live interactive map depicting available parking spaces configured to be occupied by the motorist either immediately or within an upcoming period of time. The server further configured to establish a secure connection between computing devices associated with the motorist and a current occupier of an applicable parking space allowing an opportunity for the occupier to preserve the applicable parking space until arrival of the motorist at the applicable parking space.