#6 - Hahn, Jesper, Ly, Riccardo

Problem

- 30% of the city traffic consist of people searching for a parking spot

For the driver

Waste of time and fuel

For society

Negative impact on local economy and life quality

For the government

Loss of revenue

- The urban population is growing, and so are the problems

The Italian Parking System

Parking machines

Scratch Paper

Problems with this System

EPA has defined the Italian parking situation as critical

Possible Solutions

1. Online parking reservation

Only works for private parking spots

2. Satellite pictures to identify free spots

Advance recognition technology is needed

Costly

3. Smart Garages

Real estate space is limited and expensive in the city

4. Temperature sensors

Not feasable because of heat differentiation

5. GPS Check in

Unstable signal -> Not accurate enough

6. Proximity sensor + base station

Inaccurate and low signal range

Initial Idea

Sensors in each parking spot

Drill the road and insert a sensor

Detects movement or the presence of large metal objects nearby

If the sensor is within two or three feet of the car, it will register a huge increase in metal or object, When the metal or object content suddenly drops, we know a car left

Problems

Cost

Interfererence

Time

Asphalt unpredictable

Require mapping and installation in each spot

New Solution

Signal free spots without sensors

Integration of new application and traditional parking machines

Parking Machine

Spot #

ID/Password

Time

Payment method

User Application (navigation)

User Application (Park in/out)

User Application (extra features)

Police Application

User Application (interface)

Connections

BenefitsUser

Reduce time, fuel and frustration, no fees for late parking (save $)

No more coins

Car positioning

Society

Improved environment (local and global)

Economic benefits

Govenment

Increase their revenues

More control of the parking situation

Less personel needed

The cities can price their parking spots according to their actual value

What Needs to be Done?

City mapping

Application development (User + Police)

Parking machine development

Cloud system development

Determine developing costs

Establish government contracts

Raise funds

Difficulties

Government are seldom early adopters

Mapping the city can be difficult

Infrastructure projects take a long time and might be costly

Hard to predict user adoption of the system

Implementation Plan

Year 1Market research Europe Develop prototypes of application (Mock-up, brainstorming, alpha version)Form a team + feedbackFirst fundraisingBeta version of applicationMachine R&D

Year 2Develop the technologies needed for the machine and applicationSecond fundraisingStart establishing contracts with governmentsMap parking spots for pilot projectEstablish cloud system

Year 3Pilot project + feedback + iteration

Year 4-Start full implementation

Q&A

Thank you for listening!

Costs

Developing Costs

Application (Smartphone, Parking Machine, Police PDA) $50’000

Parking Machine (prototyping, iterations) $300’000

Manufacturing cost

Parking Machine $400

Maintenance costs $50 per machine and year

Other costs