Systems and methods for increasing the accuracy of vehicle positioning

1. A method for locating a vehicle, comprising:

obtaining a timestamped video of the vehicle;

transmitting, by an on-board unit comprising a controller, a first message including a motion information associated with the vehicle;

encoding, by a modulated-light source, identifying information and a timestamp of the timestamped video into a signal;

transmitting, by a processor, the signal comprising modulating radiation associated with the vehicle from the timestamped video, the signal identifying the vehicle;

receiving, by the on-board unit, a second message, the second message including location information and a timestamp, wherein the second message comprises a determination of a drift in internal location sensors of the vehicle at a time associated with the timestamp;

determining an actual location of the vehicle based on the location information, wherein at least one of the first message or the second message comprises a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message transmitted using a V2X communication protocol;

determining a correction factor based on a difference between the actual location of the vehicle and a global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) based location of the vehicle; and

applying the correction factor to the GNSS-based location of the vehicle.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the location further comprises:

changing the location information based on a geometry of the vehicle, wherein the geometry of the vehicle comprises a shape of the vehicle; and

determining the actual location based on the location information.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modulated-light source comprises a headlight or a back light of the vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the modulated-light source broadcasts the modulating radiation and the modulating radiation is not visible to a human eye.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the motion information comprises at least one of a heading of the vehicle, a speed of the vehicle, or an acceleration of the vehicle.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second message further comprises a determination that the vehicle receiving a location signal of a strength or reception frequency below respective thresholds.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first message comprises at least one of: a temporary identifier, a latitude of the vehicle, a longitude of the vehicle, an elevation of the vehicle, a speed of the vehicle, a heading of the vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, a yaw of the vehicle, a brake system status of the vehicle, a type of the vehicle, or a trailer information of the vehicle.

8. A method for locating a vehicle, comprising:

obtaining a timestamped video of the vehicle;

receiving, by a roadside unit comprising a camera, a first message including a motion information associated with the vehicle;

determining modulated radiation associated with the vehicle and a timestamp from the time stamped video;

decoding the modulated radiation to obtain an identifier of the vehicle;

determining a location information for the vehicle based on the timestamped video and the motion information;

transmitting a second message including the location information and an indication of the identifier, wherein the second message comprises a determination of a drift in internal location sensors of the vehicle at a time associated with the timestamp;

determining an actual location of the vehicle based on the location information, wherein at least one of the first message or the second message comprises a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message transmitted using a V2X communication protocol;

determining a correction factor based on a difference between the actual location of the vehicle and a global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) based location of the vehicle; and

applying the correction factor to the GNSS-based location of the vehicle.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein obtaining the timestamped video comprises capturing, by a camera, the timestamped video in a field of view of the camera.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein determining the location information further comprises:

determining a vehicle geometry based on the identifier, wherein the vehicle geometry comprises a shape of the vehicle; and

determining the location information based on the vehicle geometry, a road geometry, and the timestamped video.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first message comprises at least one of: a temporary identifier, a latitude of the vehicle, a longitude of the vehicle, an elevation of the vehicle, a speed of the vehicle, a heading of the vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, a yaw of the vehicle, a brake system status of the vehicle, a type of the vehicle, or a trailer information of the vehicle.

12. A system for locating a vehicle, comprising:

at least one memory device that stores computer-executable instructions; and

at least one processor configured to access the at least one memory device, wherein the processor is configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

obtain a timestamped video of the vehicle;

transmit, by an on-board unit comprising a controller, a first message including a motion information associated with the vehicle;

encode, by a modulated light source, identifying information and a timestamp of the timestamped video into a signal;

transmit, by the processor, the signal comprising modulating radiation associated with the vehicle from the timestamped video, the signal identifying the vehicle;

receive, by the on-board unit, a second message, the second message including location information and a timestamp, wherein the second message comprises a determination of a drift in internal location sensors of the vehicle at a time associated with the timestamp;

determine an actual location of the vehicle based on the location information, wherein at least one of the first message or the second message comprises a vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message transmitted using a V2X communication protocol;

determine a correction factor based on a difference between the actual location of the vehicle and a global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) based location of the vehicle; and

apply the correction factor to the GNSS-based location of the vehicle.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein determining the location further comprises:

changing the location information based on a geometry of the vehicle, wherein the geometry of the vehicle comprises a shape of the vehicle; and

determining the actual location based on the location information.

14. The system of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to:

receive, by a roadside unit comprising a camera, the first message including the motion information associated with the vehicle;

determine modulated radiation that identifies the vehicle from the video;

decode the modulated radiation to obtain an identifier of the vehicle;

determine the location information for the vehicle based on the video and motion information; and

transmit the second message including the location information.

15. The system of claim 12 , wherein the second message comprises a timestamped video in a field of view of a camera that is captured by the camera.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein determining the location information further comprises:

determining a vehicle geometry based on the identifier, wherein the geometry of the vehicle comprises a shape of the vehicle; and

determining the location information based on the vehicle geometry, a road geometry, and the timestamped video.

17. The system of claim 12 , wherein the first message comprises at least one of: a temporary identifier, a latitude of the vehicle, a longitude of the vehicle, an elevation of the vehicle, a speed of the vehicle, a heading of the vehicle, an acceleration of the vehicle, a yaw of the vehicle, a brake system status of the vehicle, a type of the vehicle, or a trailer information of the vehicle.