According to embodiments of the present invention, a method includes: obtaining a first signal indicating a behavior of a vehicle driver; predicting, based on the first signal indicating the behavior of the vehicle driver, use status information, within a subsequent time, of a parking space used by the vehicle driver; and controlling, based on the use status information, within the subsequent time, of the parking space used by the vehicle driver, a status indication of the parking space, where the status indication of the parking space is used to indicate that the parking space is available, occupied, or to be available. Efficiency of searching for a parking space by a user when parking spaces are inadequate is improved.