Systems And Methods For Directing A Parked Vehicle To Travel From A First Parking Spot To A Second Parking Spot

A method comprising:

• displaying, on a display screen of a user device, a graphical rendering of an area in which an autonomous vehicle is parked in a first parking spot, the graphical rendering comprising:
• an icon;
• and
• a highlighted portion that is valid for placement of the icon by a user of the user device to indicate a second parking spot;
• detecting, by the user device, a placement of the icon upon the second parking spot in the highlighted portion of the graphical rendering;
• detecting, by the user device, a travel command executed by the user upon the graphical rendering;
• and
• transmitting, by the user device, to the autonomous vehicle, a start command directing the autonomous vehicle to travel from the first parking spot to the second parking spot.

A user device comprising:

• a display screen;
• a memory that stores computer-executable instructions;
• and
• a processor configured to access the memory and execute the computer-executable instructions to at least:
• display, on the display screen, a graphical rendering of an area in which an autonomous vehicle is parked in a parking spot, the graphical rendering comprising:
• an icon;
• and
• a highlighted portion that is valid for placement of the icon to indicate a pickup spot;
• detect a placement of the icon upon the pickup spot in the highlighted portion of the graphical rendering;
• and
• transmit to the autonomous vehicle, a start command directing the autonomous vehicle to travel from the parking spot to the pickup spot.