SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING A VEHICLE ON A COVERED ROAD

A system for navigating a host vehicle, includes at least one processor comprising circuitry and a memory, wherein the memory includes instructions that when executed by the circuitry cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: receiving from a camera onboard the host vehicle at least one captured image representative of an environment of the host vehicle; detecting, based on analysis of the at least one captured image, a presence of a road covering material on a road segment surface; determining, based on analysis of the at least one captured image, a distance between the camera onboard the host vehicle and the road covering material; and determining a thickness profile of the road covering material based on the determined distance between the camera onboard the host vehicle and the road covering material, and also based on stored three-dimensional profile information associated with the road segment surface.