Classifying an actuation of an electric parking brake of a vehicle

A method for classifying actuations of an electric parking brake of a vehicle, the method comprising:

• sensing a vehicle parameter with a sensor;
• receiving, at an electronic controller, an electric parking brake usage profile, the electric parking brake usage profile including a history of actuations of the electric parking brake;
• receiving, at the electronic controller, a vehicle parameter from the sensor;
• detecting an actuation of the electric parking brake with the electronic controller, and
• in response to detecting an actuation of the electric parking brake:
• determining, with the electronic controller, a reason for the actuation of the electric parking brake, wherein the reason for the actuation of the electric parking is an automated vehicle operation,
• determining, with the electronic controller, an attribute of the vehicle based on the vehicle parameter,
• classifying, with the electronic controller, the actuation of the electric parking brake based on (i) a numerical value of the attribute, (ii) the reason for the actuation of the electric parking brake, or both (i) and (ii),
• updating, with the electronic controller, the electric parking brake usage profile based on the classification of the actuation of the electric parking brake, and
• output, with the electronic controller, the updated electric parking brake usage profile to the output device.