Vehicle Classification System

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a vehicle controller of a first vehicle, sensor data from exterior sensors mounted to the first vehicle, the exterior sensors including a camera;
• evaluating, by the vehicle controller, an image included in the sensor data;
• identifying, by the vehicle controller, a second vehicle having an encoded label in the image;
• decoding, by the vehicle controller, the encoded label to obtain a handling characteristic of the second vehicle;
• and
• performing obstacle avoidance with respect to the second vehicle based on the sensor data and the handling characteristic.

A method comprising:

• providing a vehicle including a plurality of body panels, a power source, wheels, and a drive train;
• encoding a handling characteristic of the vehicle in a label;
• and
• applying a wrap to the plurality of body panels such that the wrap completely covers the plurality of body panels, the wrap having copies of the label distributed throughout the wrap such that copies of the label are located on front, rear, left, and right sides of the vehicle body, the encoded labels encoding data describing a handling characteristic of the vehicle.