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It examines detection methods, reported accuracy and computational efficiency, environmental evaluation coverage, dataset use, preprocessing practices, reproducibility, and future research directions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>YOLO-based architectures were the most frequently adopted model family, appearing in seven of the 15 studies (46.7%). Selected studies reported mean average precision values above 90% and processing speeds above 40 FPS; however, cross-study comparisons were limited by heterogeneous datasets, hardware configurations, metric definitions, and experimental conditions. Environmental evaluation was limited and uneven: fog was examined in one of 15 studies, occlusion in two, and snow in none. PKLot and CNRPark-EXT were the most frequently used public benchmarks, whereas the use of private and mixed datasets limited external validation when data or metadata were not shared.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This review provides an analytical performance matrix and a quantified environmental evaluation-coverage framework that identify recurring gaps in performance reporting, environmental validation, and reproducibility. 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