English
Etymology
From self- + parking.
Noun
self-parking (uncountable)
- (automotive) A sensor-based system that allows a vehicle to park automatically.
- Synonym: autoparking
- Coordinate term: self-driving
This car comes with self-parking and automatic lanekeeping.
2020 August 4, Duncan Brady, “Self-Parking Cars Explained: How Does Automatic Park Assist Work?”, in MotorTrend[1]:Most cars with self-parking capability can't actually do it all themselves. These systems can locate a parallel (and in some cases a perpendicular or diagonal) parking spot upon activation by utilizing proximity sensors on the front, side, and rear of the vehicle; often, the tech requires activating a turn signal to indicate what side of the road it should look for a space.
- The action performed by a vehicle that has such capability.
- Coordinate term: self-driving
- Hypernym: parking
They were amazed the first time they witnessed self-parking. It was as if a ghost were turning the steering wheel!
- (dated) Parking of one's own car, as contrasted with valet parking.
- Hypernym: parking
- Coordinate term: valet parking
A: Did the wedding have valet parking? B: No, it was self-parking, but the parking garage did have a section marked "reserved for wedding guests today".
Adjective
self-parking (not comparable)
- (of a motor vehicle) Able to park itself. (Usually referring especially to automated parallel parking.)
- Coordinate term: self-driving
All these self-driving and self-parking cars! What a time to be alive!