Autonomous parking strategy based on available parking space

An autonomous parking system for parallel parking a driven vehicle between a first object and a second object, the system comprising:

• a controller for autonomously controlling steering of the driven vehicle for parallel parking the driven vehicle, and
• a sensing device for detecting objects proximate to the driven vehicle, the sensing device in communication with the controller to provide signals to the controller for identifying a space between the first object and the second object;
• wherein a distance is determined between the first object and the second object in response to sensing the detected objects, wherein the controller compares the determined distance to a first predetermined distance and a second predetermined distance, wherein the controller determines that a first steering strategy maneuver may be used to park the vehicle if the determined distance is greater than the first predetermined distance, the first steering strategy maneuver including a first predetermined number of steering cycles, and wherein the controller determines that a second steering strategy maneuver may be used to park the vehicle if the determined distance is between the first predetermined distance and the second predetermined distance, the second steering strategy maneuver including a second number of steering cycles.