How to Manage Parking Issues with Automated Parking Solutions

India is the second most populated country in the world. It houses more than 40 million vehicles. It is the only country which saw growing car sales even during the recession period. The growth is expected to sustain and increase over the next few years. However, the infrastructure available for vehicles such as roads and parking spaces has been an increasing challenge in most Indian cities.

Traffic management in many cities is very poor. One-way traffic systems have implications on pedestrian safety and fuel consumption. Demand for car parking in CBD areas is twice the supply. There is an acute shortage of parking supply in commercial areas and this impedes the free flow of traffic and causes accidents.

Typically speaking, there are three types of parking systems in India, which are as follows:

1. Multi-level car parking:A Multi-Level Car Parking System is meant to maximise car parking space by utilising vertical rather than horizontal space. However, with land in metros becoming scarcer, plots are getting smaller and conventional car parking is becoming more non-feasible. In such cases, conventional multi-level parking and automated parking is a more feasible option.

1. Conventional multilevel parking:Conventional multilevel parking system can be underground, above ground or both under and above ground. The open parking structure is preferable to enclosed structures for above ground parking, as it does not require mechanical ventilation and specialized fire protection systems.
2. Automated multilevel parking:In conventional parking, cars are driven on ramps or carried in car lifts to different levels. However, in automated car parking, cars are driven at only a single level for parking or retrieval. Technologies used for automated parking systems are of the following types:

• Puzzle Type or Modular
• Elevated Type or Tower
• Multi-Level Floor Parking
• Multi-Level Circulation Automated Parking System
• Rotary type
• D (Stacker) System

Automated systems typically require less building volume and ground area than a conventional facility. Other costs are usually lower too; for example, there is no need for an energy-intensive ventilating system, since cars are not driven inside and human cashiers or security personnel may not be needed. Automated Car Parking Systems are definitely the future of parking that can manage a large number of parking issues.

Seiger Parking manufacturer of smart car parking system in India, including special features like less time consumes, horizontal carts, etc.