World’s first fully automated driverless parking without human supervision

• Automated valet parking is the world’s first fully automated driverless (SAE Level 4) parking function to be approved by the authorities.
• System to be in daily use in the Mercedes-Benz Museum parking garage in Stuttgart.
• The automated parking system collects and returns the vehicle completely independently.
• Bosch supplies the infrastructure; Daimler vehicle technology.
• A special permit issued by Stuttgart regional administrative authority in close cooperation with Baden-Württemberg state transportation ministry following assessment by TÜV Rheinland.

The technology behind driverless parking

Drive into the parking garage, get out, and send the car to a parking space just by tapping on a smartphone screen – automated valet parking has no need for a driver. Once the driver has left the parking garage to go about their business, the car drives itself to an assigned space and parks. Later, the car returns to the drop-off point in exactly the same way. This process relies on the interplay between the intelligent parking garage infrastructure supplied by Bosch and Mercedes-Benz automotive technology. Bosch sensors in the parking garage monitor the driving corridor and its surroundings and provide the information needed to guide the vehicle. The technology in the car converts the commands from the infrastructure into driving maneuvers. This way, cars can even drive themselves up and down ramps to move between stories in the parking garage. If the infrastructure sensors detect an obstacle, the vehicle stops immediately.