Abstract: A method of identifying vacant parking locations includes receiving sensor data captured with respect to a parking aisle and analyzing the received sensor data to detect shadows cast by parked vehicles within the parking aisle. Vacant parking spots are detected based on the detected shadows. An output is generated indicating whether a parking spot vacancy has been detected within the parking aisle.

Abstract: A method of identifying vacant parking locations includes receiving sensor data captured with respect to a parking aisle and analyzing the received sensor data to detect shadows cast by parked vehicles within the parking aisle. Vacant parking spots are detected based on the detected shadows. An output is generated indicating whether a parking spot vacancy has been detected within the parking aisle.

Abstract: A method of identifying vacant parking locations includes receiving sensor data captured with respect to a parking aisle and analyzing the received sensor data to detect shadows cast by parked vehicles within the parking aisle. Vacant parking spots are detected based on the detected shadows. An output is generated indicating whether a parking spot vacancy has been detected within the parking aisle.

Abstract: A lane-bias system for a vehicle includes a perception-sensor a steering-device a controller-circuit. The perception-sensor is configured to detect a lane-boundary of a travel-lane traveled by a host-vehicle and detect a distance to an other-vehicle in the travel-lane of the host-vehicle. The steering-device is operable to control a lane-position of the host-vehicle. The controller-circuit is in communication with the perception-sensor and the steering-device. The controller-circuit is configured to operate the steering-device to steer the host-vehicle to an off-center-position within the travel-lane in response to a determination that the distance to the other-vehicle is less than a threshold-distance and/or that the size of the other-vehicle is larger than a threshold-size.