What if your car showed you where all the available parking spots were?
Finding parking can be a huge a pain, not to mention adding significantly to city traffic congestion: “as much as 30% of drivers in cities are circling the block looking for parking at any one time.”
Inrix’s data team might have the solution! Using traffic data from various sources, a map is created showing you where you’re likely to find parking.
Inrix are now pulling aggregated data from city vehicles, connected cars, vehicle sharing services and real time parking data from its already comprehensive GPS database. This allows them to determine the best place to park at any time of day!
BMW and Inrix will feature this new technology, just outside Detroit, at a connected car conference this coming weekend.
The BMW i3 will play host to this prototype technology, which not only indicates where available parking is, but also the cost and if any time or vehicle restrictions exist. If there is nothing available on the street, the system will show the driver to the nearest parking lot!
Definitely something to look forward to!