Smart Fully Automated Parking Garage

Although parking in Sydney is not as difficult as New York (yet), we all know the frustrations of finding a spot in the city of a Saturday night, when even all the parking garages are full. We could follow the example of New York, where an apartment building has recently been equipped with a fully automated parking garage to maximise the number of cars that can fit in the space.

The AutoMotion Parking System in the apartment building features technology developed by German industrial manufacturer Stolzer Parkhaus (which has built 28 automated facilities internationally.)

The system is completely free of attendants – meaning the garage does not need to be tall enough to fit a tall human – and since a car is parked and retrieved automatically, they can be parked one behind another to maximize space. From a safety perspective it is also good, the company says – as no one ever enters the car, so if you leave an iPod or briefcase on the front seat, chances are they will be safe.

The system works in the following way: once a customer drives inside the garage's entry/exit room and locks their car, they swipe a card to activate the system and leave.  Their vehicle remains motionless, transported on a pallet automatically to its storage bay. When returning, customers swipe their card and their car is returned back to the entry/exit point and the customer starts the car and drives away. And AutoMotion promises that the car will be retrieved in less than 2.5 minutes.

This is not just a solution for luxury apartments either, the company says.

"While the first application of AutoMotion technology in New York is within a luxury condominium development, it is fully adaptable to service business complexes, hospitals, retail centers and other parking intensive projects," says Partner and Managing Director of AutoMotion Parking systems, Perry Finkelman.
 
"AutoMotion delivers tremendous advantages to both the customer and real estate developer while maximizing space, cost savings and convenience.  Looking ahead, current AutoMotion research and development is formulating equipment for government agencies to incorporate within high technology safety and security detection parking operations."

And in case you are worried about technical issues, AutoMotion says it maintains teams of trained mechanics, available 24 hours, 7 days a week in tandem with traditional parking service maintenance firms.  Every parking cardholder is given an emergency telephone number for summoning assistance.

See: www.automotionparki ng.com