Systems and methods for identifying relevant traffic lights

A vehicle, comprising:

• a body;
• at least one image capture device configured to acquire at least one image of an area forward of the vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light;
• a data interface;
• and
• at least one processing device configured to:
• receive the at least one acquired image via the data interface;
• use at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures;
• determine, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle;
• and
• cause a system response based on the determined status.

A method for traffic light detection, the method comprising:

• acquiring, via at least one image capture device;
• at least one image of an area forward of a vehicle, the area including a plurality of traffic lamp fixtures, wherein each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures is a structure that houses at least one traffic light;
• using at least one indicator of vehicle position, as determined from the at least one acquired image, to determine a relevance to the vehicle of each of the plurality of traffic lamp fixtures;
• determining, based on the at least one acquired image, a status of a traffic light included in at least one traffic lamp fixture determined to be relevant to the vehicle;
• and
• causing a system response based on the determined status.