AUTOMATIC PARKING-BASED CAR WASHING METHOD AND CAR-MOUNTED TERMINAL

A method of car washing based on automatic parking and a vehicle terminal are disclosed. The method comprises: controlling a vehicle to drive to a predetermined initial parking position in the vicinity of a car washer in response to detection of a park-in command (201); generating a parking route based on the predetermined initial parking position and the location of a car washing area predetermined by the car washer (202); controlling the vehicle to follow the parking route and park in the car washing area (203); sending a car washing request message to the car washer to cause the car washer to start a car washing service in accordance with the car washing request message when the vehicle is parked within the car washing area (204). The method of car washing can control a vehicle to automatically park into a car washing area of a car washer, thereby improving car wash efficiency.