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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2024
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Samuel B. Kupfer, Oak Park, MI (US);
Mayssaa El Rifai, Novi, MI (US);
GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
A method and system include receiving a request for autonomous parking of a vehicle; upon receiving the request, obtaining information as to a plurality of potential parking spots, including as to their respective effects on a temperature of the vehicle; selecting, via a processor of the vehicle, one of the plurality of potential parking spots as a selected parking spot for the vehicle, based on the information, including the respective effects on the temperature of the vehicle; and autonomously parking the vehicle in the selected parking spot, in accordance with instructions provided by the processor.