Method and system for sharing parking space availability among autonomous vehicles
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle interior for receiving one or more occupants;
a plurality of sensors to collect sensed information associated with the vehicle interior and exterior of the vehicle;
an automatic vehicle location system to determine a current spatial location of the vehicle;
a computer readable medium to store an autonomous driving agent to operate autonomously vehicle operations; and
a microprocessor, coupled to the plurality of sensors, automatic vehicle location system, and computer readable medium, that, while executing the autonomous driving agent operating at a full automation level, one or more of (a) identifies a parking space and forwards parking information associated with the parking space to a navigation source or nearby vehicle and (b) negotiates with another autonomous driving agent of a currently parked vehicle for access to the parking space occupied by the currently parked vehicle, the autonomous driving agent of the currently parked vehicle operating at the full automation level, wherein in the full automation level an autonomous driving agent of a vehicle, based on vehicle sensor feedback, constructs a three-dimensional map in spatial proximity to the vehicle that identifies and spatially locates nearby animate and inanimate objects and parking spaces.
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Abstract
Systems of an electrical vehicle and the operations thereof are provided that identify parking spaces by on board sensors and negotiate with other currently parked vehicles for parking space access.
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1. A vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle interior for receiving one or more occupants; a plurality of sensors to collect sensed information associated with the vehicle interior and exterior of the vehicle; an automatic vehicle location system to determine a current spatial location of the vehicle; a computer readable medium to store an autonomous driving agent to operate autonomously vehicle operations; and a microprocessor, coupled to the plurality of sensors, automatic vehicle location system, and computer readable medium, that, while executing the autonomous driving agent operating at a full automation level, one or more of (a) identifies a parking space and forwards parking information associated with the parking space to a navigation source or nearby vehicle and (b) negotiates with another autonomous driving agent of a currently parked vehicle for access to the parking space occupied by the currently parked vehicle, the autonomous driving agent of the currently parked vehicle operating at the full automation level, wherein in the full automation level an autonomous driving agent of a vehicle, based on vehicle sensor feedback, constructs a three-dimensional map in spatial proximity to the vehicle that identifies and spatially locates nearby animate and inanimate objects and parking spaces. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
in a vehicle having a vehicle interior for receiving one or more occupants;
a plurality of sensors to collect sensed information associated with the vehicle interior and exterior of the vehicle;
an automatic vehicle location system to determine a current spatial location of the vehicle;
a computer readable medium to store an autonomous driving agent to operate autonomously vehicle operations; and
a microprocessor, coupled to the plurality of sensors, automatic vehicle location system, and computer readable medium, performing one or more of (a) while executing the autonomous driving agent operating at a full automation level, identifying a parking space and forwarding parking information associated with the parking space to a navigation source or nearby vehicle and (b) while executing the autonomous driving agent operating at a full automation level, negotiating with another autonomous driving agent of a currently parked vehicle for access to the parking space occupied by the currently parked vehicle, the autonomous driving agent of the currently parked vehicle operating at the full automation level, wherein in the full automation level an autonomous driving agent of a vehicle, based on vehicle sensor feedback, constructs a three-dimensional map in spatial proximity to the vehicle that identifies and spatially locates nearby animate and inanimate objects and parking spaces.- View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A navigation source, comprising:
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a map database comprising a plurality of maps, the plurality of maps comprising an auxiliary data field; a map database manager, coupled to the map database, to manage the map database; and a microprocessor to execute the map database manager, wherein the map database manager receives parking information collected by autonomous vehicles while operating at a full automation level in which a microprocessor drives the vehicle with no human interaction and incorporates the parking information in the auxiliary data field in the plurality of maps for access by other vehicles, wherein in the full automation level an autonomous driving agent of a vehicle, based on vehicle sensor feedback, constructs a three-dimensional map in spatial proximity to the vehicle that identifies and spatially locates nearby animate and inanimate objects and parking spaces. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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