US 12,469,390 B2
System and method for selecting a parking spot for a vehicle
Matthew E. Gilbert-Eyres, Rochester Hills, MI (US); Adam L. Wright, Livonia, MI (US); Matthew Neely, Rochester, MI (US); Eric T. Hosey, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Russell A. Patenaude, Macomb Township, MI (US)
Assigned to GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed by GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC, Detroit, MI (US)
Filed on May 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/323,459.
Prior Publication US 2024/0395146 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 1/14 (2006.01); B60W 30/06 (2006.01); B60W 60/00 (2020.01); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01)
CPC G08G 1/149 (2013.01) [B60W 30/06 (2013.01); B60W 60/001 (2020.02); G06Q 50/40 (2024.01); G08G 1/143 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of selecting a parking spot for an autonomous vehicle, the method comprising:
receiving a parking request to park the autonomous vehicle at a parking infrastructure;
determining a parking priority score for the autonomous vehicle based on a sum of individual scores assigned to each of a plurality of predetermined criteria, wherein the plurality of predetermined criteria includes a frequency of the autonomous vehicle being assigned a parking space at the parking infrastructure and a parking membership associated with the parking infrastructure and the parking priority score is based on a membership level with the parking infrastructure;
assigning a parking space for the autonomous vehicle from a pool of available parking spaces based on the parking priority score determined for the autonomous vehicle; and
monitoring a departure status of the autonomous vehicle to determine if the autonomous vehicle is leaving the parking space and associating the parking space with the pool of available parking spaces based on the departure status of the autonomous vehicle changing to leaving the parking space, wherein the departure status includes determining if the autonomous vehicle has remained in the parking space for a predetermined length of time.