🚗 Automatic parking lots — modern solutions for space and payment management
Automatic parking lots are modern systems that combine software, sensors, and mechanics to automate the processes of entry, exit, payment, and parking. Such systems form the basis of Smart City infrastructure, reduce the human factor, and increase user convenience.
🔹 What is automatic parking?
Automatic parking is a set of software and hardware tools that allows you to:
- automatically record vehicle entry and exit;
- make payments via a mobile app, QR code, or parking meter;
- control barriers, cameras, sensors, and fiscal devices;
- in robotic systems, independently park vehicles without driver involvement.
🔸 Types of automated parking systems
1. External automated systems
Purpose: automation of access control, parking time accounting, and payment.
How it works:
- The car approaches the barrier;
- the system recognizes the license plate or parking card;
- the user pays via QR code, mobile app, or terminal;
- after payment confirmation, the barrier opens automatically.
Examples of use: shopping centers, business centers, residential complexes, airports.
2. Indoor robotic parking systems
Such systems are used in multi-story or underground parking lots.
How it works:
- The driver leaves the car near the reception module;
- then a robotic platform or elevator transports the car to a free space;
- upon departure, the car is automatically delivered to the delivery area.
Advantages:
- up to 50% space savings;
- increased safety (the driver does not drive inside);
- minimization of damage risks;
- efficient use of urban land.
3. Driver assistance systems (AutoPark, SmartPark)
These are electronic assistants that control the parking process.
How it works:
- The driver selects the auto-parking mode.
- The system turns the steering wheel itself, and the driver only presses the gas or brake pedal.
- Some models (Tesla, BMW, Ford) are capable of parking the car completely without human intervention.
🔹 Use of automatic parking systems
The systems are installed:
- 🏢 in office and business centers — to control employee access;
- 🏙️ in residential complexes and condominiums — for the safety of residents;
- 🛍️ near shopping centers and malls — for convenient customer parking;
- ✈️ at airports and train stations — for automated short- and long-term parking.
🔸Examples of modern Ukrainian solutions
Company RedParking Tech implements automated paid parking systems with the following capabilities:
- fiscalization of payments via Checkbox, Vchasno Kasa, LiqPay, MonoPay;
- license plate recognition;
- management of barriers, gates, and bollards;
- online payment via QR code or mobile app;
- integration with condominium access systems.
🔹 Advantages of automatic parking systems
✅ Time savings for users ✅ Transparent accounting and automatic fiscalization of payments
✅ Transport safety
✅ Minimum staffing
✅ Remote monitoring capability
Automatic parking lots are an integral part of smart urban infrastructure. They combine technology, convenience, and cost-effectiveness, providing comfort for both users and parking lot owners.
