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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2023
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Aed M. Dudar, Canton, MI (US);
Mahmoud Yousef Ghannam, Canton, MI (US);
Abstract
The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods that minimize walking inside a multi-level parking structure. An example method that may be performed by a processor can include determining a first walking distance between a first unoccupied parking spot on a first parking level of a multi-level parking structure and a destination located outside the multi-level parking structure and can further include determining a second walking distance between a second unoccupied parking spot on a second parking level of the multi-level parking structure and the destination located outside the multi-level parking structure. The first walking distance is compared to the second walking distance and based on a shorter of the first walking distance and the second walking distance, guidance is provided to drive to one of the first unoccupied parking spot or the second unoccupied parking spot. The guidance may be provided via an infotainment system of the vehicle.