CN103700149A - LBS (Location Based Service) based highway tolling system and LBS based highway tolling method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to an LBS-based highway charging method and system. The method includes the following steps: a toll prediction step, which predicts the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle, and generates prediction information; identity verification and notification enters the release step, and authorizes the toll stations within the specified range according to the prediction information. The vehicle is released at all possible entry toll stations in the city; the entry release step, the entrance toll station recognizes the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle; the payment calculation step uniquely determines the vehicle exit toll station, automatically calculates the expressway toll, and Complete fee payment; payment verification and notice to leave the release step, verify whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if they are consistent, authorize the exit toll station to release the vehicle; leave the release step, the exit toll station recognizes the license plate of the entering vehicle, and obtains Authorized vehicle release. The invention has the advantages of convenient use, low cost and low hardware requirement.

Description

Expressway Toll System Based on LBS and Expressway Toll Method Based on LBS

technical field

The invention relates to an LBS-based data processing technology, in particular to an LBS-based highway toll system and an LBS-based highway toll method.

Background technique

There are two main types of highway tolls:

One is the parking payment mode, that is, the vehicle parks at the entrance to receive a charging card, returns the card at the exit and pays with cash, bank card or stored value card.

The other is the ETC (Electronic Toll Collection Electronic Toll Collection System) payment mode. When the vehicle passes through the toll station, the vehicle identification, information writing (entry) is realized through the on-board equipment, and the pre-bound stored value card account is automatically charged. Deduct the corresponding funds (export).

Since the parking payment mode requires many links such as parking, card collection, and payment, it is cumbersome and the payment speed is very slow, which is likely to cause congestion at intersections with heavy traffic. ETC, on the other hand, omits the steps of parking and taking the card, which improves the efficiency of payment. However, due to the limitations of technology and other factors, ETC payment still has the following deficiencies:

(1) It is necessary to purchase special induction equipment, which increases the burden on car owners;

(2) ETC usually uses stored-value cards, which need to be recharged in advance, and there are currently few recharge outlets, making recharging inconvenient;

(3) ETC has high requirements for transaction speed, the technology is relatively complex, and the system investment is large;

(4) The incompatibility of ETC equipment in various places makes it difficult to connect ETC, and it may be necessary to purchase ETC sensing equipment separately for cross-provincial use;

(5) There are certain requirements for the installation of on-board equipment, which affects the appearance of the vehicle.

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Contents of the invention

In view of the above problems, the present invention aims to provide an LBS-based expressway tolling system and an LBS-based expressway tolling method with low user investment, no pre-charging, and convenient use.

The expressway charging method based on LBS of the present invention is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:

The toll prediction step is to use the positioning function of the mobile terminal mounted on the vehicle to predict the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle, and generate prediction information according to the prediction results;

Identity verification and notification to enter the release step, according to the pre-judgment information, authorize all possible entry toll stations within the specified range to release the vehicle;

Enter the release step, the entrance toll station recognizes the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle;

The payment calculation step uses the positioning function on the mobile terminal of the vehicle to uniquely determine the vehicle exit toll station, automatically calculates the expressway fee, and completes the payment of the fee using the bank card pre-bound with the mobile terminal on the vehicle;

Payment verification and notification to leave the release step, verify whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if they are consistent, authorize the exit toll station to release the vehicle;

Leaving the release step, the exit toll station recognizes the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle.

Preferably, the following steps are also included before the charge prediction step:

Bind the mobile terminal with the bank card and the vehicle information of the vehicle in advance,

The vehicle information includes at least a license plate.

Preferably, the vehicle information also includes model information.

Preferably, in the charging prediction step, the specified range refers to 1-2 kilometers.

Preferably, in the step of identity verification and notification of entry and release, the identity of the user is verified, and the vehicle with the license plate is authorized to be released at all possible entrance tollbooths within the specified range.

Preferably, in the step of entering and clearing, after the authorized vehicle is released, toll booth location information for determining the actual location of the toll booth that has entered is also generated.

Preferably, in the payment calculation step, the vehicle exit toll booth is uniquely determined by using the positioning function of the mobile terminal on the vehicle in the following manner:

When the vehicle enters the ramp before the exit toll booth, the mobile terminal on the vehicle uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll booth; or

When the vehicle is driving on the expressway across the provincial border, the mobile terminal on the vehicle uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll booth according to the vehicle's positioning information and the road information ahead.

Preferably, in the entry clearance step and the exit clearance step, license plate image recognition technology is used to identify the license plate of the vehicle to determine whether to pass.

The LBS-based expressway toll system of the present invention is characterized in that it includes: an LBS client mobile mounted on a vehicle, an LBS toll station end installed at each toll station, and a connection with the LBS client and the LBS The LBS server connected to the toll station through communication information interaction,

Wherein, the LBS client is used to realize the positioning of the vehicle. When the vehicle is about to enter the entrance toll station, it will predict the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle and generate prediction information, and send the prediction information to to the LBS service end; when the vehicle is about to enter the exit toll booth, uniquely determine the corresponding exit toll booth, calculate the highway toll and complete the automatic payment, generate payment completion information and send it to the LBS service end,

When the LBS service end receives the pre-judgment information from the LBS client, it verifies the vehicle information, and sends an entry release notice to the LBS toll station ends of all possible entrance toll stations; when receiving from the LBS client When the payment is completed, verify whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if they are consistent, send a departure and release notice to the LBS toll station of the exit toll station.

The LBS toll station end is used to identify the license plate of the vehicle entering the entrance toll station and the exit toll station, and releases the authorized vehicle according to the entry release notice and the exit release notice from the LBS service end.

Preferably, the LBS client is an intelligent mobile terminal with GPS function,

The LBS client is pre-bound with the bank card and the vehicle information of the vehicle,

Wherein, the vehicle information includes at least a license plate.

Preferably, the vehicle information also includes vehicle models.

Preferably, the specified range refers to 1-2 kilometers.

Preferably, the LBS client includes:

GPS positioning unit, used to realize the positioning of the vehicle and generate vehicle position information;

The entrance toll station prediction unit, according to the vehicle position information, when the vehicle is about to enter the entrance toll station, predicts the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle, generates prediction information and sends it to the LBS service end;

The exit toll station determination unit uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll station according to the vehicle location information and road information;

The toll calculation unit calculates the expressway toll according to the entrance toll booth and the exit toll booth;

The toll payment unit completes the payment of the expressway toll through the pre-bound bank card and notifies the payment completion information to the LBS server.

Preferably, the exit toll station determination unit uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll station by monitoring the ramp before the vehicle enters the exit toll station; or, uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll station according to the positioning information of the vehicle and the road information ahead .

According to the LBS-based expressway tolling method and the LBS-based expressway toll collection system of the present invention, it is possible to realize non-stop payment and to use conveniently, and the system structure is simple, and no specific hardware equipment needs to be added, so the system cost is low and the implementation The advantage of simplicity.

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Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an LBS-based highway toll system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart showing the LBS-based highway tolling method according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the LBS client terminal of the LBS-based expressway toll system terminal according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

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Detailed ways

Introduced below are some of the various embodiments of the invention, intended to provide a basic understanding of the invention. It is not intended to identify key or critical elements of the invention or to delineate the scope of protection.

first embodiment

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an LBS-based highway toll system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The LBS-based highway toll system of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIG. 1 . As shown in Figure 1, the highway toll system based on LBS of the present invention comprises: the LBS client terminal 100 that mobile is carried on the vehicle, the LBS toll station terminal 200 that is arranged at each toll station, and described LBS client terminal 100 The LBS service terminal 300 connected with the LBS toll station terminal 200 through communication. Among them, the LBS client 100 is used to realize the positioning of the vehicle. When the vehicle enters the expressway (when it is about to approach the expressway toll gate), it predicts the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle and generates a pre-judgment information, the pre-judgment information is sent to the LBS server 300; when the vehicle leaves the expressway and is about to enter the exit toll station, the LBS client 100 uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll station, calculates the expressway toll and completes the automatic payment , generating payment completion information and sending it to the LBS server 300. When the LBS service end 300 receives the pre-judgment information from the LBS client 100, it verifies the vehicle information, and sends an entry release notice to the LBS toll station end 200 of all possible entrance toll stations; When the client terminal 100 receives the payment completion information, it will verify whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if they are consistent, send a departure release notice to the LBS toll station 200 of the exit toll station. The LBS toll station terminal 200 is used to identify the license plate of the vehicle entering the entrance toll station and the exit toll station, and releases the authorized vehicle according to the entry release notice and the exit release notice from the LBS service end 300 .

Next, the functions and working process of the LBS client 100, the LBS toll station 200, and the LBS server 300 of the LBS-based highway toll system of the present invention will be described.

The LBS client 100 may be an intelligent mobile terminal with a GPS positioning function, and an LBS application for expressway toll payment is installed on the intelligent mobile terminal. Moreover, the smart mobile terminal is bound with the relevant bank card and vehicle information in advance, and the bound bank card will be used as a deduction account for expressway tolls. A bank card can be a debit card or a credit card. The vehicle information here includes: license plate (the unique identification of the vehicle), vehicle type (the highway is charged according to the type of vehicle), and the name of the owner (only used to verify the relationship between the vehicle and the owner when binding for the first time).

Regarding LBS, the English full name of LBS is Location Based Services, which includes two meanings: firstly, it is to determine the geographical location of the mobile device or user; secondly, it is to provide various information services related to location. It refers to various service systems related to positioning, referred to as "location service". Generally speaking, LBS is composed of a mobile communication network and a computer network, and the interaction between the two networks is realized through a gateway. The mobile terminal sends a request through the mobile communication network, and transmits it to the LBS service platform through the gateway; the service platform processes the request according to the user's request and the user's current location. And the result is returned to the user through the gateway. The mobile terminal can be a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (Personal Digital Assistant, PDA), a handheld computer (Pocket PC), or a tablet computer, etc. The service platform mainly includes WEB server (Web Sever), location server (Location Sever) and LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server, etc.

When the vehicle enters the expressway, the LBS client 100 uses its positioning function to predict the toll booths (entrances) that may enter within a specified distance around the vehicle (within a range greater than 1 kilometer), for example, within a range of about 1 to 2 kilometers. And the information including these toll stations that may be entered is sent to the LBS server 300 in advance.

Next, the LBS server 300 checks the user's identity according to the submitted vehicle information, and then notifies all possible toll stations to release the vehicle according to the submitted location information. In addition, whether to release the vehicle is identified based on the license plate of the vehicle. On the other hand, the reason why the prescribed distance is set within a range of about 1-2 kilometers is because, in reality, there is generally only one expressway tollbooth within a range of 1-2 kilometers, and there are very few exceptions.

When the vehicle is about to enter the entrance toll booth, the LBS toll booth terminal 200 recognizes the license plate of the vehicle entering the toll booth at a low speed, and retrieves the license plate set issued by the LBS server 300, and automatically releases the vehicle that has been authorized for release. Direction is "Enter".

After the release, the LBS toll station terminal 200 notifies the LBS service terminal 200 of the relevant information of the vehicle passing through the toll station. For the case of multiple toll stations in a small area, this information can be used to determine the actual toll station entrance.

On the other hand, there are two cases of expressway toll payment, one is that the vehicle needs to pay the toll when leaving the expressway, and the other is that the expressway crosses the provincial border and needs to pay the toll. For the case of leaving the highway and needing to pay the toll, the vehicle usually needs to drive a section of ramp at a low speed, and the length of the ramp varies from several hundred meters to several kilometers. When the vehicle enters the ramp, the LBS client 100 can uniquely determine the corresponding exit toll station according to the positioning information; for When the expressway crosses the provincial border, the LBS client 100 can uniquely determine the corresponding exit toll booth a few kilometers in advance according to the positioning information and the road information ahead.

Since the expressway toll standards and vehicle information (large trucks, buses, minibuses, etc.) road costs. Therefore, after the toll station is determined, the LBS client 100 automatically calculates the highway toll according to the highway toll standard and vehicle information stored therein and automatically completes the payment. After the payment is successful, the payment information and vehicle driving information are sent to LBS server 200, and requires the exit toll booth ahead to release.

After receiving the release request from the LBS client 100, the LBS server 200 verifies whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if so, notifies the LBS client 100 of the requested exit toll station to release. For example, the LBS server 200 can retrieve the payment status of the vehicle's payment order according to the license plate number, and confirm whether the vehicle has completed the payment by checking the driving route, vehicle type, and payment time information.

Then, when the vehicle travels to the exit toll booth, the LBS toll booth terminal 300 installed at the exit toll booth recognizes the license plate of the vehicle at the low-speed entrance toll booth, and retrieves the set of license plates issued by the LBS server 200 to Vehicles that have been authorized to pass are automatically released (direction of release: leave). After the release, the LBS toll station terminal 300 notifies the LBS service terminal 200 of the relevant information of the vehicle passing the toll station, and records the relevant information of the vehicle leaving the expressway.

The LBS-based highway toll system of the present invention has been described above. According to the above, the LBS client 100 of the LBS-based highway toll system of the present invention can be used as long as it is a mobile terminal that can load LBS applications, has GPS positioning function, can access the Internet, and can support bank card remote payment, for example Mobile phones, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and handheld computers (Pocket PCs) with the above functions. In addition, the LBS toll station terminal 200 of the LBS-based highway toll system of the present invention can be used as long as it is equipped with a license plate rapid recognition device and an automated vehicle interception and release device. Therefore, as long as the mobile terminal has the above functions, it can be used as the LBS client 100, so it has the advantage of low purchase cost.

Moreover, in the present invention, by using the vehicle's driving track to predict the payment, while realizing non-stop payment, the requirement for transaction speed is reduced, and the system implementation is simpler. Moreover, since no specific hardware equipment is used, the networking of the toll payment systems in various regions is also very simple, so it has the advantage of low system cost.

Next, the LBS-based expressway toll collection method of the present invention will be described. Fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart showing the LBS-based expressway tolling method of the present invention. Hereinafter, the LBS-based highway tolling method of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 .

As shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, the highway charging method based on LBS of the present invention comprises the following steps:

Toll prediction step S101: when the vehicle enters the expressway, the LBS client 100 uses its positioning function to specify the distance around the vehicle (within a range greater than 1 kilometer), for example, the possible entry toll stations within a range of about 1 to 2 kilometers The entrance is pre-judged, and the information including these possible entrance toll stations is sent to the LBS server 300 in advance.

Identity Verification and Notification Entry Release Step S102: The LBS server 300 authorizes the vehicle to be released at all possible entrance tollbooths within the specified range according to the pre-judgment information.

Entry and release step S103: When the vehicle enters the entrance toll booth, the toll booth terminal 200 at the entrance toll booth uses the license plate image recognition technology to recognize the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle. After the release, the LBS toll station terminal 200 also notifies the LBS service terminal 300 of the relevant information that the vehicle has passed through the toll station. For the situation that there are multiple toll stations in a small area, this information can be used to determine the actual entrance toll station.

Payment calculation step S104: Utilize the positioning function of the LBS client 100 on the vehicle to uniquely determine the exit toll station of the vehicle, and the LBS client 100 automatically calculates the highway toll according to the determined exit toll station, and utilize the LBS client with the vehicle 100 The pre-bound bank card completes the fee payment, and sends the payment completion information to the LBS server 300 . Among them, since the expressway toll payment standards and vehicle information (large trucks, buses, minibuses, etc.) are pre-stored in the LBS client 100, the LBS client 100 can To calculate the highway toll that needs to be paid.

Payment Verification and Notification Leaving Release Step S105: The LBS server 300 verifies whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if so, authorizes the LBS toll station terminal 200 at the exit toll station to release the vehicle.

Exit release step S106: The LBS toll station terminal 200 installed at the exit toll station uses the license plate image recognition technology to recognize the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle.

second embodiment

The difference between the LBS-based highway toll system of the second embodiment and the LBS-based highway toll system of the first embodiment is that the specific structure of the LBS client (in the second embodiment, the symbol of the LBS client is marked as 100'), other structures are the same as those of the first embodiment. Hereinafter, the LBS-based expressway toll system of the second embodiment will be described mainly by focusing on this difference.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the structure of the LBS client 100' in the LBS-based expressway toll collection system according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

The LBS client 100' includes: a GPS positioning unit 101, an entrance toll station prediction unit 102, an exit toll station determination unit 103, a payment calculation unit 104, and a fee payment unit 105.

The GPS positioning unit 101 is used to locate the vehicle and generate vehicle position information. It can be realized by the GPS positioning function software in the mobile terminal.

The entrance toll booth prediction unit 102 is used to predict the entrance toll booths that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle according to the vehicle position information when the vehicle enters the expressway, generate the prediction information and send it to the LBS server 300 .

The exit toll station determination unit 103 uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll station according to the vehicle position information and road information, wherein the exit toll station determination unit 103 determines the exit toll station in the following two ways: by monitoring the ramp before the vehicle enters the exit toll station To uniquely determine the corresponding exit toll booth; or to uniquely determine the corresponding exit toll booth according to the positioning information of the vehicle and the road information ahead.

The toll calculation unit 104 pre-stores the highway toll standard, and can calculate the highway toll according to the standard and vehicle type information combined with the entrance toll station and exit toll station information.

The toll payment unit 105 binds the mobile terminal with a relevant bank card in advance, completes the payment of the expressway toll through the bound bank card and notifies the LBS server 300 of the payment completion information.

The above examples mainly illustrate the LBS-based highway toll system and the LBS-based highway toll method of the present invention. Although only some specific embodiments of the present invention have been described, those skilled in the art should understand that the present invention can be implemented in many other forms without departing from the spirit and scope thereof. The examples and embodiments shown are therefore to be regarded as illustrative and not restrictive, and the invention may cover various modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims with replace.

Claims (14)

1. A highway charging method based on LBS, is characterized in that, comprises the following steps: The toll prediction step is to use the positioning function of the mobile terminal mounted on the vehicle to predict the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle, and generate prediction information according to the prediction results; Identity verification and notification to enter the release step, according to the pre-judgment information, authorize all possible entry toll stations within the specified range to release the vehicle; Enter the release step, the entrance toll station recognizes the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle; The payment calculation step uses the positioning function on the mobile terminal of the vehicle to uniquely determine the vehicle exit toll station, automatically calculates the expressway fee, and completes the payment of the fee using the bank card pre-bound with the mobile terminal on the vehicle; Payment verification and notification to leave the release step, verify whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if they are consistent, authorize the exit toll station to release the vehicle; Leaving the release step, the exit toll station recognizes the license plate of the entering vehicle, and releases the authorized vehicle. 2. The LBS-based expressway charging method as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprises the following steps before the toll pre-judgment step: Bind the mobile terminal with the bank card and the vehicle information of the vehicle in advance, The vehicle information includes at least a license plate. 3. the LBS-based expressway charging method as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that, The vehicle information also includes vehicle type information. 4. the LBS-based expressway charging method as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, In the charging prediction step, the specified range refers to 1-2 kilometers. 5. the highway toll method based on LBS as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, In the step of identity verification and notification to enter and release, verify the identity of the user, and authorize all possible entry toll stations within the specified range to release the vehicle with the license plate. 6. the highway toll method based on LBS as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, In the entry clearance step, after the authorized vehicle is released, toll booth location information for determining the actual location of the toll booth that has entered is also generated. 7. the highway charging method based on LBS as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, In the payment calculation step, utilizing the positioning function of the mobile terminal on the vehicle to uniquely determine the vehicle exit toll station is achieved in the following manner: When the vehicle enters the ramp before the exit toll booth, the mobile terminal on the vehicle uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll booth; or When the vehicle is driving on the expressway across the provincial border, the mobile terminal on the vehicle uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll booth according to the vehicle's positioning information and the road information ahead. 8. the LBS-based expressway charging method as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that, In the step of entering and exiting and in the step of exiting, the license plate of the vehicle is recognized by the license plate image recognition technology to determine whether to pass. 9. A highway charging system based on LBS, it is characterized in that, comprising: the LBS client end that mobile is carried on the vehicle, the LBS toll station end that is arranged at each toll station, and with described LBS client end and described The LBS service terminal connected to the LBS toll station through communication information interaction, Wherein, the LBS client is used to realize the positioning of the vehicle. When the vehicle is about to enter the entrance toll station, it will predict the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle and generate prediction information, and send the prediction information to to the LBS service end; when the vehicle is about to enter the exit toll booth, uniquely determine the corresponding exit toll booth, calculate the highway toll and complete the automatic payment, generate payment completion information and send it to the LBS service end, When the LBS service end receives the pre-judgment information from the LBS client, it verifies the vehicle information, and sends an entry release notice to the LBS toll station ends of all possible entrance toll stations; when receiving from the LBS client When the payment is completed, verify whether the entrance and exit information is consistent with the payment amount, and if they are consistent, send a departure and release notice to the LBS toll station of the exit toll station. The LBS toll station end is used to identify the license plate of the vehicle entering the entrance toll station and the exit toll station, and releases the authorized vehicle according to the entry release notice and the exit release notice from the LBS service end. 10. The highway toll system based on LBS as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, The LBS client is an intelligent mobile terminal with GPS function, The LBS client is pre-bound with the bank card and the vehicle information of the vehicle, Wherein, the vehicle information includes at least a license plate. 11. The highway toll system based on LBS as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, The vehicle information also includes the vehicle type. 12. The highway toll system based on LBS as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, The prescribed range refers to 1-2 kilometers. 13. The highway toll system based on LBS as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, The LBS client includes: GPS positioning unit, used to realize the positioning of the vehicle and generate vehicle position information; The entrance toll station prediction unit, according to the vehicle position information, when the vehicle is about to enter the entrance toll station, predicts the entrance toll stations that may enter within the specified range around the vehicle, generates pre-judgment information and sends it to the LBS service end; The exit toll station determination unit uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll station according to the vehicle location information and road information; The toll calculation unit calculates the expressway toll according to the entrance toll booth and the exit toll booth; The toll payment unit completes the payment of the expressway toll through the pre-bound bank card and notifies the payment completion information to the LBS server. 14. The highway toll system based on LBS as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, The exit toll booth determining unit uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll booth by monitoring the ramp before the vehicle enters the exit toll booth; or, uniquely determines the corresponding exit toll booth according to the positioning information of the vehicle and the road information ahead.

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