Navigation Using Crowdsourcing Data

摘要

Method, computer program product, and apparatus for providing navigation guidance to vehicles are disclosed. The method may include receiving crowdsourcing data from at least one vehicle, determining the parking information based on one or more locations visited by the at least one vehicle, after the at least one vehicle has reached a destination, and providing the parking information to the at least one vehicle. The crowdsourcing data includes on board diagnostics data (OBD) correlated with time stamps and GPS locations of the at least one vehicle, where the on board diagnostics data includes odometer information, speedometer information, fuel consumption information, steering information, and impact data.

主权项

1. An apparatus, comprising:
a network interface configured to communicate with a plurality of vehicles via one or more wireless communication protocols; a memory configured to store crowdsourcing data; and a control unit to: receive parking information, wherein the parking information is determined based on crowdsourcing data comprising one or more locations visited by each of the plurality of vehicles, after the each of the plurality of vehicles has reached a given destination within a region; and provide guidance to a user in a vehicle to assist the user in finding a parking space in or near the region.