DEVICE FOR DETERMINING LANE TYPE AND METHOD THEREOF

A device for determining lane type and method thereof are provided. The device for determining lane type according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a camera for acquiring an around view image around a vehicle, a GPS receiver for receiving GPS information, and a controller communicatively connected to the camera and the GPS receiver. Here, the controller is configured to recognize a scene of the image acquired by the camera, detect lanes and road markings from the recognized scene, comprise a classifier adapted based on the GPS information, classify the detected lanes and road markings by the classifier, and confirm a type of the classified lanes.