Disclosed are a parking location checking system and a parking location checking method using the same, which can quickly and easily find a parking location even if a user who has parked a car in a parking lot does not remember the location of the parking section in which the car is parked, and can guide the user to the parking location and, simultaneously, even transmit various types of information or advertisement content to the user by executing the various type of information or advertisements through a smartphone. The parking location checking system and the parking location checking method using the same can quickly and easily find the parking section in which a car is parked just by allowing a smartphone to approach or come in contact with an NFC tag even if a user does not remember the location of the parking lot in which the user's car is parked, thereby remarkably improving the user's convenience and even creating additional profits by posting an advertisement therein while using the parking location checking system.

Provided is a parking assistance device using a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS), which accurately calculates a moving distance of a vehicle by reflecting a tire pressure received from the TPMS and performs parking control in response to a parking command generated by using a parking route and a position of the vehicle estimated by the calculated moving distance of the vehicle, thereby improving automatic parking performance of the vehicle to a parking space. The parking assistance device calculates a moving distance of a vehicle moving to a found parking space around the vehicle according to a tire pressure of the vehicle, estimates a position of the vehicle by using the calculated moving distance, and generates a parking command. The moving distance of the vehicle is calculated by using a moving distance per revolution of a tire measured and set according to a tire pressure range to which the tire pressure of the vehicle belongs, a wheel pulse of the tire of the vehicle, and a reference wheel pulse per revolution of the tire.

Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying high risk parking lots. High risk parking lots may be, for example, parking lots that pose a higher than average risk of collisions and/or theft. Auto insurance claim data may be analyzed to identify hazardous areas. A virtual navigation of roads within the hazardous area may be identified. Public parking lots within the virtual navigation map may be defined, with each public parking lot determined as either in a hazardous area or not. A vehicle may be determined to be approaching or parking in a parking lot in a hazardous area, and a nearby public parking lot not associated with the hazardous area may be selected instead. A route from a current position to the nearby public parking lot may be generated, and the vehicle may be routed to the nearby public parking lot. As a result, collisions and thefts may be reduced.

A vehicle control method includes: acquiring position information and trip information of at least one vehicle including a first vehicle which has entered or is to enter a parking state, the trip information including at least one of: a real-time navigation route, a scheduled departure time, or a scheduled navigation route; determining a first parking space for the first vehicle based on the position information and the trip information of the at least one vehicle; and transmitting a first instruction including information about the first parking space to the first vehicle to cause the first vehicle to move into the first parking space.

Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer program products are provided for providing distributed online learning for personal predictive models that preserves user privacy. An example method comprises receiving model updates based at least in part on synchronization metadata. The model update comprises one or more received model parameter updates. The received model parameter updates correspond to one or more model parameters. The model updates are associated with a particular apparatus. The example method further comprises determining a decay factor based at least in part on the synchronization metadata; applying the decay factor to the one or more received model parameter updates; and updating the one or more model parameters based on the decayed model parameter updates.

An on-vehicle information providing device for providing information to a driver based on information sent from an information providing center is disclosed. When a vehicle leaves an off-street facility having multiple exits to enter a road, the on-vehicle information providing device performs a first process of sending the information providing center vehicle-side information including information obtained based on starting time and exiting time of the vehicle and information identifying one of the exits selected for the vehicle to leave the facility; and performs a second process of receiving from the information providing center exit status information including exit time lengths calculated for the respective exits by the information providing center based on the vehicle-side information received from multiple vehicles and providing information to the driver based on the received exit status information.

A method for navigating a user between a first position within a building and a second position, or vice versa, includes creating, by a motor vehicle, map information describing at least one partial area of the building based on vehicle environment information created at the motor vehicle that describes objects in the environment around the motor vehicle. The method further includes providing, by the motor vehicle, parking information including a park position of the motor vehicle within the building and transferring the map information and the parking information to a mobile communication device. The mobile communication device is configured to create navigation information containing at least one navigation route between the first position and the second position, based on the transferred map information and the transferred parking information. The mobile communication device is configured to navigate the user between the first position and the second position using the navigation information.

A use index IDX indicative of a degree of use of external charging is calculated and transmitted to a vehicle external system. The vehicle external system provides a service or imposes a penalty based on the use index IDX. In a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be low based on the use index IDX, if the vehicle external system provides a non-preferential service or imposes a heavy penalty as compared with a case where the degree of use of external charging is determined to be high, a driver or an owner of a vehicle takes an action by which the use index is determined to indicate, a high degree of use of external charging. As a result, the use of external charging can be promoted.

Each of a plurality of landing pads is sized and shaped to accommodate an AV. Landing pad sensor(s) are located in or around each landing pad. A control subsystem receives landing pad sensor data from the one or more landing pad sensors and receives, from a first AV traveling to a location of the plurality of landing pads, a request for an assigned landing pad in which the first AV should park. In response to this request, the control subsystem determines, based on the received landing pad sensor data, whether a first landing pad is free of obstructions that would prevent receipt of the first AV. If the first landing pad is free of obstructions, an indication is provided to the AV that the first landing pad is the assigned landing pad.

[Problem] To determine a moving route as appropriate by selecting from a plurality of service providing sites in view of circumstances in which it is or is not allowed to wait.

[Solution] A current position obtaining unit 101 obtains the current position of a vehicle 1. A first location candidate obtaining unit 102 obtains a first location. A second location candidate obtaining unit 103 obtains a second location (e.g., an on-street parking lot). A state information obtaining unit 104 obtains, as state information, first location state information and second location state information. The first location state information is information regarding the state of provision of a vehicle parking service at the first location. The second location state information is information regarding the state of provision of a vehicle parking service at the second location. A route setting unit 105 sets a moving route for the vehicle 1 on the basis of the state information obtained by the state information obtaining unit 104.