Abstract: A pollution management method is provided. The method comprises determining a target relating to a level of pollution in an area associated with one or more parking spaces; monitoring a level of pollution in the area; adjusting a parking policy of the one or more parking spaces based on a comparison between the target and the level of pollution, in order to incentivise or disincentivise parking in the area; monitoring vehicles parking in the area; and re-adjusting the parking policy according to the vehicles parking in the area in order to adjust the incentivise or disincentivise to parking in the area and thereby achieve the target relating to the level of pollution in the area.

Abstract: A server according to the present disclosure determines a vehicle dispatch schedule of a vehicle for delivery of a rental article to a user and/or for collection of a rental article rented out to a user from the user. The server includes a communication interface for acquiring, from a terminal apparatus used by the user, first information regarding the rental article, and at least one of second information regarding a rental date/time and a rental location and third information regarding a return date/time and a return location; and a controller for determining, according to the second information, a vehicle dispatch schedule for delivering the rental article indicated by the first information to the user by the vehicle, and/or for determining, according to the third information, a vehicle dispatch schedule for collecting the rental article rented out to the user from the user by the vehicle.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus manages a vehicle used for a car-sharing service. The information processing apparatus includes a control unit configured to acquire, from a user, as application information for using the vehicle, one of application information for reservation use for making a reservation in advance and application information for on-demand use for accepting use of a vehicle stopped at an on-demand stand-by station. The same vehicle can be used for both the reservation use and the on-demand use.

Abstract: A method for managing vehicles comprises: detecting motion of an object at a first location associated with a geographic area using a motion sensor, the geographic area including one or more parking locations; responsive to detecting the motion of the object at the first location, capturing, using one or more cameras, image data associated with the first location; using one or more edge processors located within a threshold proximity of the geographic area to access a machine learning computer vision model. The one or more edge processors are configured to execute instructions locally to the first location to perform operations comprising: obtaining, at the computer vision model, the image data associated with the object; determining, by the computer vision model, that the object is a vehicle; identifying, by the computer vision model, one or more vehicle specific parameters associated with the vehicle; and determine the one or more vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle.

Abstract: Devices and methods are provided for using virtual fulfillment center locations to facilitate delivery of items. A device may receive a virtual location associated with transportation of an item to a first location. The device may determine a geographic zone associated with the virtual location. The device may determine a first delivery time associated with delivering the item from the first location, and determine a second delivery time associated with delivering the item from the virtual location. The device may receive a purchase request for the item, from a second device, wherein the purchase request is associated with delivery to a second location. The device may determine an estimated delivery date to the delivery location based on the first delivery time or the second delivery time. The device may send, to the second device, an indication of the estimated delivery date.

Abstract: A method of assigning a space for a ride-share vehicle includes: providing a rideshare parking space management server; providing data corresponding to a parking space available for use by a rideshare vehicle; receiving a request for one of a pick-up or drop-off of a rideshare passenger from one of a passenger device, driver device, autonomous rideshare vehicle, or rideshare server; assigning the parking space to the rideshare vehicle; transmitting with the processor a parking space code corresponding to the assigned parking space to one of a driver device, the autonomous rideshare vehicle, or rideshare server; transmitting the parking space code corresponding to the assigned parking space to a passenger device; displaying the parking space code corresponding to the request for one of a pick-up and drop-off of the rideshare passenger on the passenger device.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for a vehicle to communicate with a network in a wireless communication system. The method may comprise: receiving a message related to a parking lot from the network; transmitting, to the network, a message for requesting a reservation for a specific parking space from among at least one parking space in the parking lot; and receiving a message including the spatial coordinates of the specific parking space. In particular, the message for reservation includes type information of the vehicle, and the spatial coordinates of the specific parking space may be dynamically determined on the basis of the type information of the vehicle and type information of the at least one parking space.

Abstract: A method for smart parking a connected vehicle is disclosed. The method determines a destination of a user's vehicle based on the user's input or historic travel data of the user. The method receives information on available parking spots in a predefined area near the user's destination based on a parking database. The method receives an input to reserve a desired parking spot among the available parking spots. The method initiates an online check-in of the reserved parking spot in the parking database.

Abstract: A method for managing vehicles comprises: detecting motion of an object at a first location associated with a geographic area using a motion sensor, the geographic area including one or more parking locations; responsive to detecting the motion of the object at the first location, capturing, using one or more cameras, image data associated with the first location; using one or more edge processors located within a threshold proximity of the geographic area to access a machine learning computer vision model. The one or more edge processors are configured to execute instructions locally to the first location to perform operations comprising: obtaining, at the computer vision model, the image data associated with the object; determining, by the computer vision model, that the object is a vehicle; identifying, by the computer vision model, one or more vehicle specific parameters associated with the vehicle; and determine the one or more vehicle specific parameters that identify the vehicle.

Abstract: Image-based parking recognition and navigation systems and methods are disclosed. An example method includes: obtaining camera data collected by the plurality of cameras, the image data identifying one or more parking locations; analyzing the camera data in accordance with one or more machine learning techniques to identify a plurality of candidate parking location; obtaining, from a smart phone app executed on a mobile user device, a user request to reserve a candidate parking location in the plurality of candidate parking location; determining a location of the candidate parking location based on location data associated with a first camera; identifying a booking method to reserve the candidate parking location based on the location of the candidate parking location; and responsive to obtaining the user request, enabling a user issuing the user request to reserve the candidate parking location through smart phone app executed on the mobile user device.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for transporting cargo. The system includes a vehicle having an electronic control unit (ECU) configured to communicate vehicle cargo data, the vehicle cargo data including dimensions of a cargo compartment and dimensions of one or more cargo compartment access points. The system also includes a mobile device configured to receive a transportation request from a user, the transportation request including a destination location and user cargo data. The system also includes a remote data server. The remote data server is configured to determine whether user cargo fits within the vehicle based on the vehicle cargo data and the user cargo data. The remote data server is configured to communicate an indication to the mobile device that the user cargo fits within the vehicle, causing the mobile device to render a user interface to provide a notification that the user cargo fits within the vehicle.

Abstract: The embodiments disclosed herein relate to concurrently displaying maps visualizing different subsets of transportation planning data. The concurrently displayed maps are automatically updated based on changes to the transportation planning data. A map locking functionality prevents the locked map from being updated based on changes to the transportation planning data. Other non-locked maps continue to be updated based on the changes to the transportation planning data. The map locking functionality allows for visualizing and comparing different states of the transportation planning data.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for connecting a transportation vehicle to a customer. This process may involve receiving a digital identifier of a user at a particular location, where the digital identifier may be obtained by one or more video capture devices. Such devices may be located in an environment of the one or more ridehail vehicles and the user and/or located on the one or more ridehail vehicles themselves. The process may also involve determining a ridehail vehicle to assign to the user based on the digital identifier indicating the user is at the particular location.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to providing a unified transportation service by use of a primary vehicle and secondary vehicles that are transported in the primary vehicle. In an exemplary method, a passenger uses an application provided in a smartphone to enter a trip destination. The smartphone may then be paired with a smartphone carried by a driver of the primary vehicle. The driver's smartphone tracks the movement of the primary vehicle towards the trip destination. Various factors, such as traffic delays or congestion, may occur enroute. If so, the primary vehicle stops at an intermediate location and the application in the passenger's smartphone automatically offers the passenger, the use of a secondary vehicle. If the offer is accepted, the passenger's smartphone is paired with an identification tag attached to an assigned secondary vehicle and the passenger may remove the secondary vehicle from the primary vehicle for travelling to his/her trip destination.

Abstract: A vehicle sharing system includes a vehicle having interior transceiver modules associated with different passenger seating areas and a vehicle computing system (VCS) including a processor and a memory in communication with the modules and programmed to detect occupancy status of each seating area based on signals from the modules and to communicate the occupancy statuses to a remote server to facilitate scheduling of ride-sharing passengers for a specified seating area of the vehicle. The reserved seating location may be used to align the seating location/door with a passenger during pick-up, adjust vehicle accessory settings associated with the reserved seating location, and activate a visual indicator to direct the passenger to the assigned/reserved seating location.

Abstract: An apparatus for providing a car sharing service includes a processor configured to: extract at least one car-sharing station candidate between a departure point and a destination point; generate at least one route that combines and provides a car-hailing service and a car-sharing service from the departure point to the destination point; determine a priority of the at least one route using at least one of a number of cars providing the car-hailing service, a car-hailing success probability, a state whether traffic is congested around the car-sharing station candidate, a state whether it is possible to return the car, a distance from the car-sharing station candidate to the destination point, a distance from the departure point to the car-sharing station candidate, a fare by the route, a driving distance, an estimate driving time, or an estimate waiting time; and provide the determined priority to a user terminal.

Abstract: A computerized system for managing a parking lot includes: a beacon in one-way, or location sensor in two-way, communication with a smart device for locating the smart device without it having to determine its own location, a vehicle sensor for sensing the presence of a vehicle, and a computer-implemented server operable to determine from the beacon's identification or receive from the location sensor the location of the smart device. The server authorizes entry or exit of the vehicle when a smart device status indicates acceptance, and the smart device and the vehicle are both at a same appropriate location. The server updates the smart device status after a payment transaction. Entry or exit may be authorized by opening a barrier, displaying an authorization message, communicating a message to the smart device, and/or not issuing a non-authorization alert. The server may receive reservations, and may communicate lot occupancy to third-party systems.

Abstract: A venue location identification system for vehicular access control is described. In one embodiment, the system includes at least one access control device. The access control device includes a processor, a communication interface, and an actuating mechanism configured to control a barrier for providing access to a parking area. The system also includes a user device associated with a vehicle. The user device is configured to communicate with the communication interface of the at least one access control device using ultra wideband (UWB) communication technology. The user device is further configured to transmit an access request to the access control device via UWB requesting permission to leave the parking area as the vehicle approaches the barrier.

Abstract: A vehicle sharing system includes a vehicle having interior transceiver modules associated with different passenger seating areas and a vehicle computing system (VCS) including a processor and a memory in communication with the modules and programmed to detect occupancy status of each seating area based on signals from the modules and to communicate the occupancy statuses to a remote server to facilitate scheduling of ride-sharing passengers for a specified seating area of the vehicle. The reserved seating location may be used to align the seating location/door with a passenger during pick-up, adjust vehicle accessory settings associated with the reserved seating location, and activate a visual indicator to direct the passenger to the assigned/reserved seating location.

Abstract: A secure on-demand transportation service provides transportation to a passenger at a specified pick-up location. To this end, a transportation request is received from a passenger application running on a passenger's mobile computing device. A vehicle is assigned to provide the requested transportation, and an encrypted data package is generated which includes encrypted information that is unique to the current transportation request. The encrypted data package is provided to a vehicle application and displayed on an externally visible display associated with the vehicle at the pick-up location. The displayed encrypted data package is scanned by the passenger and the passenger application compares the scanned data to previously received data to determine if there is a match. If so, the passenger is informed and a match message is sent. The match message confirms that the vehicle has arrived at the pick-up location and that the passenger has found the vehicle.