PARKING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS

This disclosure is generally directed to parking assistance systems and methods. An example method can include determining, by a processor of a parking assistance system in a first vehicle, a first swing out arc radius of a door of the first vehicle and/or a second swing out arc radius of a door of a second vehicle that is parked adjacent to the first vehicle. The swing out arc radius of a door may, for example, be determined based on vehicle specifications or on data provided by a distance measuring sensor. The processor may then provide to an autonomous driving system of the first vehicle and/or a driver of the first vehicle, guidance for positioning the first vehicle in a parking spot, based, on the first swing out arc radius of the door of the first vehicle and/or the second swing out arc radius of the door of the second vehicle.