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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2023
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Plano, TX (US);
Masashi Nakagawa, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Divya Sai Toopran, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC., Plano, TX (US);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a detection system for a vehicle. The detection system includes at least one of a camera or a sensor. The camera is configured to capture image data of a surrounding environment. The sensor is configured to detect sensor data. The detection system includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is coupled to the camera and is configured to determine that there is an available parking spot or a person is positioned on a side of a road based on the image data or the sensor data. The electronic control unit is configured to provide a location of the available parking spot or the person to another device or to the vehicle.