1. A system for determining a range of a vehicle, the system comprising: a camera configured to view a region of interest including the vehicle and generate an electrical image of the region; a processor in electrical communication with the camera to receive the electrical image, wherein the processor is configured to perform a pattern matching algorithm to identify the vehicle, and wherein the processor is configured to perform a vehicle identification algorithm to identify the vehicle and construct the template for the pattern matching algorithm based on the vehicle identification algorithm.