Using lighting and other streetside devices to indicate parking space availability and navigation information

A system for directing a vehicle to a destination within an environment, comprising:

• a plurality of streetside devices within the environment, wherein each streetside device comprises a light source configured to illuminate a region of the environment, a first positioning device, and a transmitter, wherein the first positioning device is configured to determine a physical location of the streetside device, and the transmitter is configured to broadcast a wireless beacon signal that indicates the physical location of the streetside device;
• and
• a second positioning device onboard the vehicle and configured to:
• detect one or more wireless beacon signals generated by the plurality of streetside devices;
• determine a location of the vehicle based on the one or more wireless beacon signals;
• and
• generate a direction to the destination based on the location of the vehicle,
• wherein one or more streetside devices generate a lighting pattern that directs a driver of the vehicle towards a parking space that is selected based on the destination.

A system for directing a vehicle to a destination within an environment, comprising:

• a positioning device configured to:
• receive, from a plurality of streetside devices within the environment, a plurality of beacon signals, wherein each of the plurality of beacon signals identifies a location of a corresponding streetside device in the plurality of streetside devices;
• determine a current location of the vehicle based on range information associated with the plurality of beacon signals and the locations of the plurality of streetside devices identified by the plurality of beacon signals, and
• generate a direction to the destination based on the current location of the vehicle;
• and
• a parking space selector configured to:
• detect a parking space being vacated within a pre-determined time period prior to the vehicle entering the environment, and
• select the parking space based on the destination of the vehicle and based on the parking space being vacated, wherein the direction directs the vehicle to the parking space.