Method and system for cloud-based communication for automatic driverless movement

A method for navigating a vehicle automatically from a current location to a destination location without a human operator controlling primary navigation of the vehicle, the method comprising:

• identifying a vehicle location using global positioning system (GPS) data regarding the vehicle;
• determining if the vehicle location is near a self-park location using GPS data of the self-park location;
• accessing mapping data defined for the self-park location after determining that the vehicle is near the self-park location, the mapping data identifying a path within the self-park location and coordinates of at least one physical structure within the self-park location to avoid a collision of the vehicle with the at least one physical structure when automatically moved within the self-park location, wherein the mapping data is made accessible to electronics of the vehicle so that when the vehicle is automatically moved collision with the at least one physical structure is avoided;
• receiving a request to initiate a self-park process for the vehicle;
• and
• forwarding instructions to the vehicle to enable the electronics of the vehicle to proceed with the self-park process, the self-park process acting to control the vehicle to automatically move from the current location to the destination location in the self-park location, the current location and the destination location being updated dynamically as the current location of the vehicle changes and based on conditions of the destination location;
• wherein the self-park location includes a plurality of sensors, each of the sensors being associated to physical locations in the self-park location, and selected ones of the sensors monitor a volume or area of parking spots to detect changes and avoid collisions, and the sensors identifying when particular ones of the parking spots in the self-park location are available for use, and the availability for use is updated from time to time to identify parking spots that become occupied or become available, wherein said changes are forwarded as an input to the electronics of the vehicle for the self-park process;
• wherein the GPS data regarding the vehicle and the GPS data of the self-park location is used to process one or more instructions for drive control of the vehicle while the vehicle is automatically moved at the self-park location;
• wherein the electronics of the vehicle include hardware and software on-board the vehicle and the electronics of the vehicle communicate with a server to exchange data to manage at least part of the self-park process for the automatic movement of the vehicle.