11/22/2005: SmartP parking innovation

[Undertoad]

OK, don't panic, this is just a model, not the actual thing.

There have been automated parking systems before, but it seems like Smart P is a little more practical - lifting the cars and spinning the platform like a turntable, it seems. The website is terrible at explaining their concept, maybe because it uses English as a second language. But it does explain the advantages. They claim a car can be retrieved within "seconds".

I'm not sure I want my car delivered that quickly. I can wait a little, please.

They say it's all computerized and that space can be alloted for different shapes of vehicles. Huh.

They point out that since their space doesn't have to be populated - no humans around those cars - no need for elevators, fire escapes, signage, etc. I guess, but I don't want to be the operator if the main hydraulic lift fails. It's not facing the danger of it... it's facing the hundreds of car owners who can't get their car out!