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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Dalong Li, Rochester Hills, MI (US);
Ibro Muharemovic, Warren, MI (US);
Dominik Froehlich, Royak Oak, MI (US);
Steffen Hartmann, Royal Oak, MI (US);
Continental Automotive Systems, Inc., Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method for providing vehicle assistance to a vehicle when parking in a parking lot is provided. The method includes identifying, by the path controller, one or more available parking spaces based on the one or more images. The method includes displaying, on a user interface in communication with the path controller, a representation of the identified one or more available parking spaces, and receiving, on the user interface, a driver selection of a representation of the identified one or more available parking spaces. The method includes determining, by the path controller, a path from a current position of the vehicle to an available parking space associated with the driver selection of the representation. The method includes instructing, a drive system of the vehicle, to autonomously drive the vehicle along the path.