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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2023
Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul, KR;
Kia Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Sung Won Yoon, Yongin-si, KR;
HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul, KR;
KIA CORPORATION, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An automated valet parking method includes: when charging of an electric vehicle is needed, performing: i) before providing a parking space to the electric vehicle, guiding, by a parking infrastructure, the electric vehicle to autonomously drive to a charging service zone, and ii) after charging of the electric vehicle is completed in the charging service zone, guiding, by the parking infrastructure, the electric vehicle to autonomously drive from the charging service zone to a first empty parking space in the parking lot. In particular, guiding the electric vehicle to the charging service zone before providing a parking space to the electric vehicle comprises: setting an empty space in the charging service zone as a first target position; and transmitting to the electric vehicle the first target position and a first guide route that guides the electric vehicle to the empty space in the charging service zone.