Automated system for vehicle tracking
Aspects described herein may allow for vehicle tracking. Systems and methods described herein may allow a vehicle to automatically detect the presence of a physical marker at a parking space. An image of the physical marker may be processed to determine the location of the vehicle, which may be stored and/or output for display.
1. A method comprising:
sending, by a mobile device, a request to access a vehicle;
receiving, by the mobile device, based on the request, a response indicating that the vehicle is unlocked;
determining, by the mobile device, that a test drive of the unlocked vehicle has started;
capturing, by an electronic sensor and subsequent to the test drive, data corresponding to a physical marker at a parked location of the vehicle; and
sending, by the mobile device, parking data comprising an association between the data, the physical marker, the parked location, and the vehicle.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical marker comprises a QR code.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the data comprises an image of the QR code.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining that the test drive has started is based on the mobile device detecting a wireless connection to the vehicle.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising detecting a disconnection of a wireless connection to the vehicle, wherein sending the data is based on detecting the disconnection.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a location of the mobile device based on detecting, by an electronic sensor, a second physical marker at the location, wherein the response is based on the location.
7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the second physical marker is a QR code.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining a proximity between the mobile device and the vehicle.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the response indicating that the vehicle is unlocked is based on the proximity.
10. An apparatus comprising:
an electronic sensor;
a wireless transceiver;
one or more processors; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
send, by the wireless transceiver, a request to access a vehicle;
receive, by the wireless transceiver, based on the request, a response indicating that the vehicle is unlocked;
determine that a test drive of the unlocked vehicle has started;
capture, by the electronic sensor and subsequent to the test drive, data corresponding to a physical marker at a parked location of the vehicle; and
send, by the wireless transceiver, parking data comprising an association between the data, the physical marker, the parked location, and the vehicle.
11. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the physical marker comprises a QR code.
12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the data comprises an image of the QR code.
13. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein determining that the test drive has started comprises detecting a wireless connection to the vehicle.
14. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to detect a disconnection of a wireless connection to the vehicle, wherein sending the data is based on detecting the disconnection.
15. The apparatus of claim 14 , wherein the wireless connection comprises a Bluetooth connection, and wherein the wireless transceiver comprises a cellular transceiver.
16. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to send location information comprising a proximity between the apparatus and the vehicle, and wherein the response is based on the location information.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the location information is determined based on the physical marker comprising a QR code.
18. The apparatus of claim 10 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to send, via the wireless transceiver, authentication information for a user of the vehicle.
19. The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the response indicating that the vehicle is unlocked is based on the authentication information.
20. One or more non-transitory media storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
receiving an input comprising authentication information for a user;
sending, to a computing device, the authentication information and a request to access a vehicle;
receiving, based on the authentication information and the request, a response indicating that the vehicle is unlocked;
determining that a test drive of the unlocked vehicle has started;
capturing, by an electronic sensor and subsequent to the test drive, data corresponding to a QR code corresponding to a parked location of the vehicle; and
sending the data.