If you live in a big city, then you probably know all about the perils of trying to park your car. It’s flat-out difficult.
San Francisco, being the tech-savvy city that it is, has come up with a potential solution. Beginning this fall, the city will begin testing a system that allows drivers to use their cell phones (as well as signs located near the spots) to locate an open spot.
Through a series of aptly named “bumps”, the system will be able to use pressure-sensing technology to discover if there is a car parked in a spot or not. All of the “bumps” will be networked and will send info in real-time to a website that can be accessed via a smartphone (while you’re driving around?).
The parties involved are doing this in an effort to get cars off the road as fast as possible. According to their statistics, between 28%-45% of traffic in some areas of New York City is created by people just driving around blocks looking for a place to park.
If the initial tests are successful, then San Francisco will implement the “bumps” all over the city, and hopefully, it will move into more markets soon. I know personally that Chicago could use it immediately.
Read more at The New York Times
Tags: cellphone, dvr, wi-fi, gear
