{"id":2272,"date":"2013-01-03T11:08:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-03T16:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com\/blog\/?p=2272"},"modified":"2025-02-24T06:39:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T11:39:06","slug":"how-intelligent-parking-assist-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myparkingsign.com/blog\/how-intelligent-parking-assist-works\/","title":{"rendered":"How intelligent parking assist systems work"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Utilizing sensors and precise calculations, many cars can now parallel park themselves (via 1stfun.com).<\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s all too familiar. Creeping down my own street, my eyes dart back and forth. I\u2019ve 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 I’m stuck a few long yards away from my couch protected by an defensive line of mid-sized sedans.<\/p>\n

Times like these I wish I had a SmartCar<\/a>. Or better yet, a motorcycle. Then, I could just inconspicuously slip between that three foot gap some jerk left between his Mercedes and a 1980 Ford tank. Why does he need so much space?!<\/p>\n

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Does this look like your street every morning? <\/em><\/p>\n

Wouldn\u2019t it be nice if this wasn\u2019t a daily occurrence? We face parking battles multiple times a day in the eternal war for curb space. It\u2019s just such a waste of time. While automated parking garages and better public transport are improving the parking landscape, what else is there for the people outside on the street today? We need more space and fewer accidents.<\/p>\n

The answer is technology, of course. Parallel parking is a simple geometry game of angles and curves. Many car companies are using radar, cameras, and sonar sensors to reduce the stress of street parking, reduce accidents, and increase efficiency.<\/p>\n

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An acquired skill can now be bought. (Via <\/em>MyParkingSign.com<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

Ford calls their system the Active Park Assist, while Toyota dubs theirs the Intelligent Parking Assist System. BMW has multiple names and Mercedes Benz\u2019 system sounds like a dub-step band being called Parktronic.<\/p>\n

There are other systems with other fancy names, but they\u2019re all comprised of sensors that detect the car in front of your parking space, the one behind, and the curb to the side. These sensors determine the best way to turn your tires and find that sweet spot and exact turn radius — moves that once exposed your parallel prowess or ineptness.<\/p>\n

The driver will pull up to a spot, initiate the computer parking assist, and then car takes over. The steering wheel moves, almost eerily, by itself, while the driver regulates the speed of the vehicle using only the brake pedal while the idle acceleration moves the vehicle.<\/p>\n