> Sensors in the station measure the dimensions of the vehicle.. The robot adjusts its arms to fit the new vehicle
I wonder whether they considered classifying the make/model of the car, perhaps using a simple computer vision approach, and lookup the dimensions in a database of known models.
That approach would require constant database updates as new makes/models come out. Additionally, it wouldn't be able to handle vehicles that have been customized with things like larger tires. Scanning every vehicle makes the system much more set-and-forget.
I was thinking this very thing. Once you decide to support all cars, then you need to build in the smarts to automatically measure and the database of models is no longer needed.
I wonder whether they considered classifying the make/model of the car, perhaps using a simple computer vision approach, and lookup the dimensions in a database of known models.