Controlled parking of autonomous vehicles
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorsFRED W. HUNTZICKER, PAUL R. WILLIAMS
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlled parking of autonomous vehicles are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes sending a request from a vehicle to park within a parking area controlled by a parking control system using a bi-directional trust system employing a digital authentication certificate, receiving at the vehicle a parking space assignment from the parking control system indicating an assigned parking space within the parking area using the bi-directional trust system, and autonomously controlling the vehicle to drive the vehicle to the assigned parking space within the parking area.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- sending a request from a vehicle to park within a parking area controlled by a parking control system using a bi-directional trust system employing a digital authentication certificate;
- receiving at the vehicle a parking space assignment from the parking control system indicating an assigned parking space within the parking area using the bi-directional trust system;
- and
- autonomously controlling the vehicle to drive the vehicle to the assigned parking space within the parking area.
The method of claim 7, further comprising sending payment information to a parking payment system associated with the parking control system.
A system, comprising:
- a control circuit configured to receive a request from a vehicle to park within a parking area controlled by the system using a bi-directional trust system employing a digital authentication certificate;
- a database configured to store the request and to store a configuration of the parking area and the digital authentication certificate;
- and
- a software module configured to determine an optimized parking location for the vehicle within the parking area based on the configuration of the parking area;
- the control circuit further configured to send to the vehicle a parking space assignment indicating an assigned parking space within the parking area using the bi-directional trust system.
A vehicle, comprising:
- a telematics unit configured to send a request from the vehicle to park within a parking area controlled by a parking control system using a bi-directional trust system employing a digital authentication certificate;
- the telematics unit further configured to receive at the vehicle a parking space assignment from the parking control system indicating an assigned parking space within the parking area using the bi-directional trust system;
- and
- an autonomous vehicle control system configured to controlling the vehicle to drive the vehicle to the assigned parking space within the parking area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.