Auto valet parking system and method

An auto valet parking method for operating a car in a parking lot additionally provided in a facility, the method comprising:

• holding a parking lot map database which manages route information to each parking space inside the parking lot, a vacant space information database which manages full and vacant information for each parking space, and a facility migration information database which accumulates facility migration information indicative of behaviors of a parking lot user in the facility;
• a first step which detects the full and vacant information for each parking space, searches for a route to the parking space and automatically parks the car in the parking space based on the route information to the searched parking position;
• a second step which notifies the parking lot user of information on a parking position through a mobile terminal;
• a third step which searches for the vacant space as close as possible to conditions based on the facility migration information of the parking lot user, and reflects the vacant space on the first step;
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• a fourth step which determines whether it is possible to leave a car when the parking lot user leaves the car on a road around the parking lot, and guides the car to the parking space by reflecting the determination on the first step when it is possible to leave the car.