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Later this year, XM Satellite Radio will roll out its ParkingLink system in four cities. Built in a joint venture with Quixote Transportation Technologies and Standard Parking, the system will utilize GPS and a series of wireless sensors embedded in parking garages and pay lots around the US to transmit data on the number and location of open spots to drivers' in-car displays.
Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Washington, D.C. will be the first to get the system, starting later this year. By the second half of 2007, XM hopes to expand the system to other major markets. Soon after that the sight of people driving aimlessly around parking lots may be a thing of the past.
[Source: Chicago Business]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Ed @ Aug 3rd 2006 7:17PM
Cool -- until you realize that the last space in the lot is encroached upon by an Escalade on the left and a Hummer on the right. Leaving enough room for only a bike.