Abstract: A method for automated parking of a motor vehicle in a parking lot includes retrieving a reference parking lot trajectory assigned to the parking lot from a trajectory memory, moving the motor vehicle automatically along the reference parking lot trajectory, and recording environment sensor data during the automated movement along the reference parking lot trajectory. The method further includes carrying out a parking space detection based on the environment sensor data, moving the motor vehicle automatically to the unoccupied parking space when an unoccupied parking space is detected, and moving the motor vehicle along the reference parking lot trajectory until an unoccupied parking space is detected. The reference parking lot trajectory is a closed ring trajectory.

Abstract: An optical sensor system (1) has plural optical lens systems (2a-2n), a single imaging optical sensor (3) and plural light guides (4a-4n) corresponding to the number of optical lens systems (2a-2n). The light guides (4a-4n) extend respectively between the lens systems (2a-2n) and the optical sensor (3). Each of the lens systems (2a-2n) is associated respectively with one of the light guides (4a-4n). A switching apparatus (5) selectively switches between the light guide means (4a-4n).