What Sensors/Hardware/Etc is needed for Active Park Assist?

[questionmillennium]

I was checking an Audi Forum and many people have been able to code Active Parking Assist into their cars and I'm wondering if I could do the same since Audi and Porsche are in the same family so to speak. Many of the codes are exactly the same. What I think may prevent this from happening is if there are hardware requirements that I may not have. I have ACC and LCA with all the sensors and hardware associated with those, but are there any other hardware components that I could be missing? If not, it's all a matter of properly coding it into the car, correct?

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[Taycan4S_UK]

I did a lot of Googling and used ChatGPT as well. What it came back with was that we’d need a different ECU to handle the parking functionality. It didn’t mention needing any additional sensors beyond the ACC radar and the surround-view cameras.

 

[questionmillennium]

Funny enough, I asked Google Gemini who I feel has been more accurate than Chat GPT what hardware i need and they did bring up the ECU, but was more for hardware surrounding what Active Park Assist needs like the sensors and cameras for 360 view. Since I have those things, the ECU should be the same as a car with Active Park Assist.

 

[W1NGE]

Funny enough, I asked Google Gemini who I feel has been more accurate than Chat GPT what hardware i need and they did bring up the ECU, but was more for hardware surrounding what Active Park Assist needs like the sensors and cameras for 360 view. Since I have those things, the ECU should be the same as a car with Active Park Assist.

Do you have the side parking sensors in both front and rear bumpers - I have these on my Macan T and 911 and both have auto park?

ECU as mentioned could be another requirement.

 

[questionmillennium]

I do have sensors on the bumpers and the front and back panels. It would be weird for Porsche to make two different ECUs with only Active Park Assist separating the two? I can understand having different ECUs for vehicles who only have a rear camera or don‘t have ACC

 

[W1NGE]

I do have sensors on the bumpers and the front and back panels. It would be weird for Porsche to make two different ECUs with only Active Park Assist separating the two? I can understand having different ECUs for vehicles who only have a rear camera or don‘t have ACC

Side (not rear facing) sensors - to detect the kerb and cars for side by side parking.

Remember that there is also a remote parking option (useless probably) so perhaps there are differing ECUs.

TBH I rarely use the feature as I can park quicker than the tech.

 

[questionmillennium]

Side (not rear facing) sensors - to detect the kerb and cars for side by side parking.

Remember that there is also a remote parking option (useless probably) so perhaps there are differing ECUs.

TBH I rarely use the feature as I can park quicker than the tech.

I’d have to look. I don’t know where the side sensors are located

 

[prj]

LLM doesn't know anything about how your car operates, it just puts words together that rhyme nicely.

If you want to know what is what, you will need PIWIS and compare wiring diagrams between cars with different options.

One of the most useless options to retrofit though, if you can drive you can do a better (faster) job.

 

[questionmillennium]

I just got a PIWIS a couple of days ago. I was able to add rear cross traffic alerts, 3D surround, and egress warnings. I have to figure out the wiring diagram portion

 

[W1NGE]

I’d have to look. I don’t know where the side sensors are located

 

[questionmillennium]

Whelp! Looks like I don't have that on my car so those dreams of Active Park Assist are crushed! Thanks for giving me the information I needed

 

[Taycan4S_UK]

" rear cross traffic alerts"

Is that just using parking sensors? I thought it needed radar.

"3D surround"
Can you take a video of how it looks on your car now that you've enabled it?

"egress warnings""

What is this?

There is a thread on PIWIS and someone managed to keep rear light on as part of running lights.

 

[W1NGE]

" rear cross traffic alerts"

Is that just using parking sensors? I thought it needed radar.

"3D surround"
Can you take a video of how it looks on your car now that you've enabled it?

"egress warnings""

What is this?

There is a thread on PIWIS and someone managed to keep rear light on as part of running lights.

Egress - exiting the car when opening the door to alert you of an approaching road user. Red flashing light on door or similar.

3D provides virtual cameras in addition to the 4 with normal pano / surround and the ability to see a 3D image of the car, swipe to spin car around to see different views and option to touch each camera to see a specific angle. Pretty rubbish and used to be visible due to a software bug on MY20 / 21 cars prior to major software update called "uPdate".

 

[Taycan4S_UK]

Egress - exiting the car when opening the door to alert you of an approaching road user. Red flashing light on door or similar.

Thanks

3D provides virtual cameras in addition to the 4 with normal pano / surround and the ability to see a 3D image of the car, swipe to spin car around to see different views and option to touch each camera to see a specific angle. Pretty rubbish and used to be visible due to a software bug on MY20 / 21 cars prior to major software update called "uPdate".

I wanted to see if there was a difference between the official 3D view and this software enabled one. Would still like to see a video.

 

[W1NGE]

Thanks


I wanted to see if there was a difference between the official 3D view and this software enabled one. Would still like to see a video.

I imagine it will be the same - it is was a software switch to disable when it appeared as a bug and the views didn't change. I have 3D on my 911 and when active there is an obvious directional arrow bottom centre of the display to activate 3D and 'spin' the car around. It appeared the same to me when I had the bug on my Taycan MY21 but lacked the arrow - you had to cycle through the cameras to unselect all and then you could swipe to spin the car.

You aren't missing out TBH - 360 pano is just fine. Implementation of 3D on Macan / Cayenne now hides the bonnet which may / may not be useful, expect this to appear on the Taycan too.

Doubt anyone will have a video of a 'hacked' version.

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