Automatic valet parking
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1. A method of retrieving a vehicle using a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
- recording, using a device installed in the vehicle, a vehicle path from a first position to a second position;
generating a return path from the second position to the first position;
receiving a retrieve command from the wireless device; and
autonomously operating the vehicle along the return path from the second position to the first position in response to receiving the retrieve command.
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Abstract
A system and method of retrieving a vehicle includes generating a path from a final destination to a starting position, receiving a command to retrieve the vehicle, and autonomously operating the vehicle along the path from the final vehicle destination to the starting vehicle position.
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1. A method of retrieving a vehicle using a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
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recording, using a device installed in the vehicle, a vehicle path from a first position to a second position; generating a return path from the second position to the first position; receiving a retrieve command from the wireless device; and autonomously operating the vehicle along the return path from the second position to the first position in response to receiving the retrieve command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of retrieving a vehicle using a wireless device, the method comprising the steps of:
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establishing a vehicle starting position upon receiving a learn command; recording, using a device installed in the vehicle, a path traveled by the vehicle from the starting position to a final destination; generating a return path from the final destination to the starting position upon receiving a stop command; and autonomously operating the vehicle along the return path to the starting position upon receiving a retrieve command from the wireless device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for retrieving a vehicle using a wireless device, the system comprising:
at least one vehicle system module and/or a vehicle telematics unit installed in the vehicle and configured individually or in combination to; establish a vehicle starting position upon receiving a learn command; record a path traveled by the vehicle from the starting position to a final destination; generate a return path from the final destination to the starting position upon receiving a stop command; and receive a retrieve command from the wireless device, and in response, initiate autonomous operation of the vehicle along the return path to the starting position. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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