Method and apparatus for providing goal oriented navigational directions

A system for refining Global Positioning System (“GPS”) navigation guidance for a vehicle, comprising:

• a plurality of outward facing cameras mounted on the vehicle and configured to capture external images representing a surrounding environment in which the vehicle operates, wherein the surrounding environment includes a road upon which the vehicle is operating;
• a vehicle onboard computer (“VOC”), coupled to the plurality of outward facing cameras, configured to:
• analyze the external images to determine an operating lane of the road in which the vehicle is operating;
• analyze the external images to identify at least one reference object;
• obtain a size and location of the at least one reference object from a cloud-based network;
• generate a positional vehicle location with respect to the surrounding environment and the road based on the operating lane of the vehicle and the size and location of the reference object;
• and
• a GPS refinement (“GR”) model coupled to the VOC and configured to:
• generate refined GPS navigation information from a combination of GPS location data and the positional vehicle location;
• and
• generate a driving guidance based on the refined GPS navigation information.