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An automated (car) parking system (APS) is a mechanical system designed to minimize the area and/or volume required for parking cars. Like a multi-story parking garage , an APS provides parking for cars on multiple levels stacked vertically to maximize the number of parking spaces while minimizing land usage.
Parking guidance systems have evolved a lot in recent times. Ultrasound and laser technologies provide information on the availability of parking spaces throughout the parking facility. At the same time, new camera-based technologies now make it possible to read the license plate of the vehicle in each parking space. This is an added value ...
Automatic parking is an autonomous car-maneuvering system that moves a vehicle from a traffic lane into a parking spot to perform parallel, perpendicular, or angle parking. The automatic parking system aims to enhance the comfort and safety of driving in constrained environments where much attention and experience is required to steer the car.
Lexus backup camera system showing the parallel park setup screen. Intelligent Parking Assist System (IPAS), also known as Advanced Parking Guidance System (APGS) for Toyota models in the United States, is the first production automatic parking system developed by Toyota Motor Corporation in 1999 initially for the Japanese market hybrid Prius models and Lexus models.
ITS graphical user interface displaying the Hungarian highway network and its data points. An intelligent transportation system (ITS) is an advanced application that aims to provide services relating to different modes of transport and traffic management and enable users to be better informed and make safer, more coordinated, and 'smarter' use of transport networks.
GPS navigation, integrated hands-free cell phones, wireless safety communications, and automatic driving assistance systems all are covered under the telematics umbrella. The science of telecommunications and informatics applied in wireless technologies and computational systems.
Many ETC systems use transponders like this one to electronically debit the accounts of registered cars without their stopping. Transponder used in Chile for some expressways ETC Built-in Onboard device in a Nissan Fuga vehicle in Japan Genesis G70 vehicle with South Korea's ETC System Hi-pass Terminal A RFID MTAG used for electronic toll collection on controlled-access highways/motorways ...
Pay-by-plate systems often provide the ability of purchasing parking time by phone. This means that drivers can extend their parking session remotely without needing to return to the payment machine. Moreover, pay-by-plate machines typically accept different forms of payment, including coins, credit cards , debit cards , and NFC for smartphone ...