Robert Boschgmbh

Robrt Bosch Gmbh

Stefan Hoffmann

Stefan Nordbruch

Rolf Nicodemus

Holger Mielenz

Jan Rohde

Albrecht Irion

Hans-Joerg Mathony

Michael Schoenherr

Thomas Michalke

Juergen Auracher

A parking facility management server for a parking facility, including a communication interface, which is designed to receive a request via a communication network from a user of the communication network to carry out at least one vehicle-specific service for a vehicle in the parking facility, and a processor, which is designed to process the request, in order to check whether or not the at least one service may be carried out in the parking facility for the vehicle in accordance with the request, the processor being further designed to ascertain a response as a function of the check. The communication interface further being designed to transmit the response via the communication network back to the user, the processor further being designed to plan and to coordinate the carrying out of the service in the event of a positive response that at least one service may be carried out.

Parking facility management server for a parking facility

A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle receiving a digital map of a parking lot and at least one target position on the parking lot via a communication network, the vehicle navigating autonomously in the parking lot to the target position on the basis of the digital map, and the vehicle autonomously parking at the target position. A device for operating a vehicle, a vehicle, a server and a computer program are also described.

Method and device for operating a vehicle

A method for operating a vehicle, the vehicle being guided in a parking facility by remote control in such a way that a predetermined minimum distance to mobile objects in the surroundings of the vehicle is maintained. A device for operating a vehicle, a parking facility system for vehicles, and a computer program are also described.

A method and device of a parking system includes, for example, a computer program configured for operating a parking lot, including the steps of ascertaining a route to a target position in the parking lot for autonomous travel of a vehicle in the parking lot to the target position, and blocking at least one section of the route to other vehicles before the vehicle travels through the section, so that the vehicle is able to drive autonomously through the blocked-off section of the route.

Method and device for operating a parking lot

A method (and corresponding parking facility management server, parking system, and computer program) for carrying out an automatic parking process of a vehicle includes a reservation request for a parking position of a parking facility being sent to a parking facility management server via a communication network, navigation data for an autonomous navigation to the reserved parking position corresponding to the reservation request being received by the vehicle via the communication network, and the vehicle autonomously navigating in the parking facility to the reserved parking position based on the navigation data. It is preferably provided that the vehicle autonomously pulls into the parking position, pulls out of this parking position, and travels back to a drop-off position or pick-up position, from which a driver of the vehicle may pick up the vehicle.

Method for carrying out an automatic parking process of a vehicle

A method for monitoring a parking facility that has an area reserved for autonomously driving vehicles, including: receiving an access request associated with a person for the reserved area, checking whether the person is authorized for access to the reserved area, granting access if the person is authorized for access, monitoring a behavior of the person in the reserved area. Also described is a corresponding device, system and computer program.

Method for monitoring a parking facility

A method for guiding a motor vehicle in a parking facility encompasses steps of ascertaining, externally to the motor vehicle, a trajectory in the parking facility from a starting position to a destination position; transmitting at least a segment of the trajectory to the motor vehicle via a communication network; and monitoring the motor vehicle, by way of a monitoring system external to the motor vehicle, as the segment is traversed, to determine a deviation, the trajectory being ascertained as a function of a property of the motor vehicle. Also described are a corresponding apparatus, a parking system, and a computer program.

Guiding of a motor vehicle in a parking lot

A method for operating a vehicle, comprising receiving one or more dimensions of a parking position via a communication network, and autonomously maneuvering the vehicle into the parking position based on the one or more dimensions. An apparatus for operating a vehicle, and a method and an apparatus for assisting a vehicle upon maneuvering into a parking position are also described. A vehicle, a parking system for vehicles, and a computer program are also described.

Method and apparatus for operating a vehicle

A method is provided for operating a towing robot, where in the event an error occurs during autonomous driving of a vehicle within a parking lot, the error causing the vehicle to be no longer able to continue its autonomous driving, the towing robot is instructed to tow the vehicle to a predetermined position, so that the towing robot tows the vehicle to the predetermined position in response to the instruction. Also described herein are a towing robot, a parking system, as well as a computer program.

Method for operating a towing robot

A method for reducing a hazard to and/or by a vehicle situated on a parking lot, including the following: checking a communication link between a vehicle situated on a parking lot and a parking lot management system for operating the parking lot while the vehicle is driving at least partially assisted on the parking lot with the aid of the parking lot management system; and initiating one or multiple measures in the event of a disrupted or absent communication link to reduce a hazard to the and/or by the vehicle due to the disrupted or absent communication link. Also described is a corresponding device, a vehicle, a parking lot management system, and a computer program.

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Stefan Hoffmann