Control of autonomous parking of vehicles to select optimal parking locations

A method and system include receiving a request for autonomous parking of a vehicle; upon receiving the request, obtaining information as to a plurality of potential parking spots, including as to their respective effects on a temperature of the vehicle; selecting, via a processor of the vehicle, one of the plurality of potential parking spots as a selected parking spot for the vehicle, based on the information, including the respective effects on the temperature of the vehicle; and autonomously parking the vehicle in the selected parking spot, in accordance with instructions provided by the processor.