System for evaluating a parking space, as well as associated procedure and vehicle

The autonomous vehicle system assesses parking spaces using surround-view cameras and AI to identify and avoid unsuitable spaces, addressing soiling, vandalism, and heating risks, enhancing user experience.

DE102026115104A1Pending Publication Date: 2026-05-28MERCEDES BENZ GROUP AG
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Application Number
DE102026115104
Authority / Receiving Office
DE · DE
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2026-04-14
Publication Date
2026-05-28

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Technical Problem

Autonomously driven vehicles face issues with selecting suitable parking spaces that avoid soiling, vandalism, and excessive heating, leading to unpleasant surprises upon return.

Method used

An autonomous vehicle system equipped with surround-view cameras and AI or computer-implemented systems to assess parking spaces for suitability, using image data to identify potential soiling, vandalism, and excessive heating risks, and issue warnings or autonomously search for alternative spaces.

Benefits of technology

Enables users to avoid unsuitable parking spaces, reducing the risk of vehicle soiling, vandalism, and excessive heating, ensuring a more pleasant vehicle return experience.

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Abstract

The invention relates to a system for an autonomously driving vehicle (10) for evaluating a parking space for the autonomously driving vehicle (10), comprising a camera system (12) with at least one surround-view camera (12a, b, c, d) for capturing image data of the vehicle's surroundings, and a control device (14) comprising a computer-implemented system (14a), wherein the computer-implemented system (14a) is configured to evaluate, based on the captured image data, whether a parking space is favorable or unfavorable for the autonomously driving vehicle (10), and, in the case of a parking space rated as unfavorable, to output a message via an output device. The invention further relates to a corresponding method and a vehicle which includes such a system or in which such a method is carried out.
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