Systems and methods for attaching a snowplow to a vehicle

A vehicle comprising:

• one or more sensors;
• one or more processors coupled to the one or more sensors;
• and
• one or more memory devices coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the one or more memory devices include instructions which when executed by the one or more processors cause the vehicle to:
• determine, based on user input, that a snowplow is to be attached to a front side of the vehicle;
• display, on a screen of the vehicle, a plurality of virtual alignment markers associated with a snowplow mounting bracket of the vehicle;
• display, on the screen, an image of an external environment in front of the vehicle, the image including the snowplow;
• and
• orient itself with respect to the snowplow such that each of the plurality of virtual alignment markers is aligned with a corresponding alignment feature located on the snowplow.

A method comprising:

• receiving, by a vehicle, an input indicating that a snowplow is to be attached to the vehicle;
• determining, by the vehicle using one or more of its sensors, that a snowplow mounting bracket of the vehicle is ready for accepting the snowplow;
• detecting, by the vehicle, presence of the snowplow in front of the vehicle;
• determine, by the vehicle using the one or more sensors, a plurality of attachment points of the snowplow;
• displaying, by the vehicle, a plurality of virtual alignment features on a display of the vehicle;
• moving, autonomously by the vehicle, to within a first distance from the snowplow;
• aligning, by the vehicle, each of the plurality of attachment points of the snowplow mounting bracket to a corresponding attachment point of the snowplow;
• determining, by the vehicle using the one or more sensors, a height of the plurality of attachment points of the snowplow;
• and
• causing, by the vehicle, to place the plurality of attachment points of the snowplow mounting bracket in a same plane as the plurality of attachment points of the snowplow.