Parking for self-driving car

1. A method comprising:

facilitating an autonomous parking module of a self-driving car;

facilitating a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one sensor of the self-driving car, to identify a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car; and

ameliorating the road hazard by adjusting the autonomous parking module to reposition the self-driving car in order to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein ameliorating the road hazard further comprises:

facilitating a planning module that detects at least one parameter of a vehicle occupant; and

selecting an action to ameliorate the road hazard, in response to the at least one parameter of the vehicle occupant.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one parameter of the vehicle occupant includes apparel of the vehicle occupant.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising receiving an RFID signal from the apparel of the vehicle occupant.

5. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one parameter of the vehicle occupant includes health of the vehicle occupant.

6. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one parameter of the vehicle occupant includes pregnancy of the vehicle occupant.

7. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one parameter of the vehicle occupant includes a schedule of the vehicle occupant.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising determining the schedule by accessing an electronic calendar.

9. The method of claim 2 wherein the at least one parameter of the vehicle occupant is detected through voice recognition.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein ameliorating the road hazard further includes constructing a cost function to identify an optimal ameliorating action.

11. The method of claim 1 wherein ameliorating the road hazard further includes issuing an audio, visual, or tactile warning to a vehicle occupant.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein identifying the road hazard includes analyzing image data using a deep neural net.

13. The method of claim 1 wherein scanning the surroundings is done from outside the body of the self-driving car.

14. A self-driving car comprising:

a vehicle body;

wheels mounted on the vehicle body for moving the car;

brakes mounted on the vehicle body for stopping the wheels;

a steering apparatus connected between the vehicle body and at least some of the wheels for steering the wheels;

sensors configured to detect environmental parameters; and

a processor that is configured to facilitate at least an autonomous parking module for controlling the wheels, brakes, and steering apparatus,

wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one of the sensors, in order to detect a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car, and to facilitate a planning module for ameliorating the road hazard, wherein ameliorating the road hazard includes repositioning the self-driving car to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard.

15. The self-driving car of claim 14 wherein ameliorating the road hazard includes issuing a warning to a vehicle occupant.

16. The self-driving car of claim 14 , wherein at least one of the sensors is disposed adjacent a door of the car.

17. A self-driving car comprising:

a vehicle body;

wheels mounted on the vehicle body for moving the car;

brakes mounted on the vehicle body for stopping the wheels;

a steering apparatus connected between the vehicle body and at least some of the wheels for steering the wheels;

sensors configured to detect environmental parameters;

a bridge or ramp mounted adjacent a door of the self-driving car; and

a processor that is configured to facilitate at least an autonomous parking module for controlling the wheels, brakes, and steering apparatus,

wherein the processor is further configured to facilitate a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one of the sensors, in order to detect a road hazard proximate the door of the self-driving car, and to facilitate a planning module for ameliorating the road hazard, wherein ameliorating the road hazard includes activating the bridge or ramp to span the road hazard from the door of the car.

18. A computer readable storage medium comprising computer executable instructions which when executed by a computer cause the computer to:

facilitate an autonomous parking module of a self-driving car;

facilitate a road hazard identification module that scans the surroundings of the self-driving car, using at least one sensor of the self-driving car, to identify a road hazard proximate a door of the self-driving car; and

facilitate ameliorating the road hazard by adjusting the autonomous parking module to reposition the self-driving car in order to offset the door of the self-driving car from the road hazard.