Siding assistance system

A method for determining whether a vehicle has fully exited from a first route section to a second route section, the vehicle having a leading end and a trailing end, the method comprising:

• generating a first data pattern at the leading end as the leading end exits the first route section and a second data pattern at the leading end as the leading end enters the second route section, the first and second data patterns defining orientation changes of the leading end;
• generating a third data pattern at the trailing end as the trailing end exits the first route section and a fourth data pattern at the trailing end as the trailing end enters the second route section, the third and fourth data patterns defining orientation changes of the trailing end;
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• determining whether the vehicle has fully exited from the first route section to the second route section based on a comparison of the third data pattern with the first data pattern and a comparison of the fourth data pattern with the second data pattern.

A method for broadcasting an alarm based on at least a portion of a vehicle being parked on a first route section, the vehicle having a leading end and a trailing end, the method comprising:

• determining the leading end has exited the first route section to a second route section based on a first generated data pattern and a second generated data pattern, the first and second generated data patterns defining orientation changes of the leading end as the leading end travels from the first route section to the second route section;
• determining the trailing end is parked on the first route section based on a speed of the vehicle equaling zero before a third data pattern and a fourth data pattern are generated, the third and fourth data patterns defining orientation changes of the trailing end as the trailing end travels from the first route section to the second route section;
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• broadcasting an alarm based on the determination that the trailing end is parked on the first route section, the alarm indicating the trailing end is parked on the first route section to at least one of an emergency service or an additional vehicle traveling along the first route section.