Parking Tech
Creative new uses for old parking spots: Parking evolution or pedestrian revolution?
With humans becoming more aware of our damaging footprint on the earth, cities have become more eco-friendly. All over the world, signs of our changing mentality are cropping up. One such outlet of change is the still new, but trundling forward: the idea of parking evolution. Parking spaces are being turned into parklets, gardens, outdoor […]
Life’s new luxury: automated parking garages
A parking space is a precious commodity, so much so that some people are ready to spend an insane amount of money to have one. As cities become more space-starved, parking becomes more and more of a luxury experience. Take, for example, how car owners and real estate developers are investing in automated parking garages. […]
Passport Parking app means you don’t have to stress anymore
Finding parking in the city is a hassle that not even the most patient come out of without a few frizzled hairs. Let me remind you: finding parking=stressful First, you have circle your car around the block over and over again like a vulture waiting for scraps. Then when you see a space, you pounce […]
Goodbye, parking lots. Hello, parking app.
Sharking for parking: the phrase used for the repeated circling of blocks and lots filled with parked cars, with nary an empty spot for the frustrated driver who sees “NO PARKING” signs at every turn. It’s the situation Anthony Eskinazi found himself in before a Giants game in San Francisco when he searched in vain […]
Chris Hoogewerff of QuickPay talks parking, startups, and the app market
Savvy drivers know that paying for parking is becoming less about scouring the street for empty meters and more about scanning your smart phone. And why not? Your phone, after all, can house apps like QuickPay, that give you access to real-time data, allowing you to pay for parking through their service, a text, or […]
Will the CurbTXT app get you out of a parking ticket?
The creative destruction that gives our economy its relentless churn results in millions of new products each year, some flourishing, others fizzling – and with the wrecking ball of consumer dissatisfaction about to hit inefficient parking systems for many well-documented reasons, apps have burst forth. These range from ParkMe (which helps users identify the cheapest […]
How intelligent parking assist systems work
Utilizing sensors and precise calculations, many cars can now parallel park themselves (via 1stfun.com). It’s all too familiar. Creeping down my own street, my eyes dart back and forth. I’ve been past my house five times seeking refuge in a modest street parking spot fit perfectly for a mid-size sedan. It’s college bowl season and […]
5 Smartphone Apps for Safe & Savvy Driving
The iPhone 5, released September 12th, 2012. (Photo via Apple) September 14, 2012 — The iPhone5 launched this week, and according to Apple’s promotional video, “when you think about your iPhone, it is probably the object that you use most in your life.” There’s some truth to this statement: like any good smartphone, the iPhone […]
Automated Parking Systems Step Forward for Volkswagen’s Minivans
The Volkswagen Caddy will feature an automated parking system (via themotorreport.com) June 25, 2012 — Last week, Volkswagen announced that its small urban van, the Volkswagen Caddy, will soon be equipped with an automatic parking system, making it the first economy van distributed in the United States to be loaded with such advanced software. Intelligent […]
Handicap Parking Gets Another Boost with License Plate Detection Software
Overstay your parking spot? New technology will alert the police and result in a fine. (Via myparkingsign.com) May 30, 2012 — After our coverage of a new app that combats handicapped parking, we’re pleased to celebrate the success of automated license plate detection software. Cameras installed in parking patrol vehicles allow cops to take pictures […]
New Smartphone App Helps Combat Illegal Handicapped Parking
May 23, 2012 — Those who illegally park in designated handicapped parking spots and might want to think twice before doing so. The growing issue of able-bodied citizens in handicapped parking has outraged disabled drivers: such instances, they say, violate parking rules and regulations in the ADA. To address this concern, states have broadened federal […]