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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2017
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Shiva Ghose, Berkeley, CA (US);
Kevin Chu, San Mateo, CA (US);
Sohrab Haghighat, Emeryville, CA (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method for selecting a parking location for an autonomous vehicle includes: obtaining data pertaining to a current ride of the autonomous vehicle during operation of the autonomous vehicle; determining, by a processor using the data, when the autonomous vehicle is proximate a destination; and, when the autonomous vehicle is proximate the destination: identifying, by the processor using the data, a plurality of potential parking locations proximate the destination; calculating, by the processor using the data, a respective score for each of the potential parking locations using a plurality of factors; and selecting, by the processor using the data, a selected parking location of the potential parking locations based on the respective score of each of the potential parking locations.