US 12,187,267 B2
System for parking an autonomous vehicle
Jennifer Devar McKnew, Petaluma, CA (US); and Ryan Holben, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by GM Cruise Holdings LLC, San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/480,428.
Application 18/480,428 is a continuation of application No. 16/861,803, filed on Apr. 29, 2020, granted, now 11,807,221.
Prior Publication US 2024/0025394 A1, Jan. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 40/06 (2012.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G05D 1/00 (2024.01)
CPC B60W 30/06 (2013.01) [B60W 40/06 (2013.01); B60W 60/00253 (2020.02); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); B60W 2552/15 (2020.02); B60W 2556/40 (2020.02); B60W 2556/50 (2020.02); B60W 2710/207 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a computer-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
while an autonomous vehicle (AV) is in a parking location, detect a roadway grade of a roadway with respect to a direction of the AV, the roadway grade comprising a roadway incline or a roadway decline with respect to the direction of the AV;
determine a threshold roadway grade comprising a threshold incline or a threshold decline with respect to the direction of the AV, the threshold roadway grade being determined based on at least one of a map location associated with the roadway and one or more AV characteristics; and
automatically adjust a wheel angle of the AV based on a determination that the roadway grade exceeds the threshold roadway grade.