The construction of domestic intelligent parking lots can learn from advanced foreign practices

Release time：2021-04-01

With the progress of society and the improvement of people's living standards, there are more and more private cars. The number of private cars in Suzhou is not only far ahead in the province, but also among the top in the country. With more cars, people often encounter difficulties in parking, finding a car, slow traffic speed, and a single payment method during the parking process. The emergence of intelligent parking lots and related systems may improve this situation.

As the first large-scale commercial complex in Suzhou, Suzhou Impression City has been highly favored by society since its opening, ranking first in terms of foot traffic among shopping centers in Suzhou. However, it also faces the problem of difficult parking. Last year, the renovation of the parking lot in Suzhou Impression City received a lot of attention. After a painful period of more than half a year, the parking lot was fully upgraded. It is reported that the project invested nearly 20 million yuan. In addition to upgrading the hardware facilities, an intelligent management system was introduced, and nearly a thousand cameras and four self-service car search machines were installed to achieve parking guidance and self-service car search functions. In a more humane way, it solved the problems of narrow slopes, difficult parking, and difficult finding in old parking lots in the past.

The current situation of the domestic intelligent parking lot market

The domestic intelligent parking market has been developing for more than 20 years. Before 2000, it was in its infancy. People learned foreign technology and overcame technical difficulties. At that time, there were not many vehicles and parking lots in cities, and the market capacity was limited. Parking was not difficult at that time, and vehicles were valuable items. Therefore, the main management goal of the system was to prevent theft and security issues of vehicles. The intelligent parking system is a subsystem of the access control card system in the security industry, and this industry classification habit has been maintained to this day.

At present, there is no standardized standard for the parking lot market in China, and there is a lack of overall planning basis in the construction process in various regions, which can only be done based on personal understanding. Even the systems that have been built have not yet achieved the expected results. Domestic parking lots, especially those in buildings, have a particularly comprehensive fee management system, but there is almost no guidance on parking spaces and vehicle search within the parking lot. In addition, the parking lot has not been integrated with other parking lots to achieve overall efficiency. For the widespread occurrence of roadside parking, it is even more difficult to play its role due to non closed management.

Although the intelligent parking lot system in foreign countries was developed earlier than in China, after more than a decade of development, domestic equipment and systems have caught up with similar products in many aspects. Especially when considering parking as a complete system, it is necessary to consider the actual situation in China and not completely copy foreign experience. In this regard, domestic manufacturers have obvious advantages.

In addition, according to market research conducted by industry professionals, both domestic and foreign parking guidance systems are basically at the same stage and are gradually becoming popular. The development time is not too long, and there is not much differentiation in technology between domestic and foreign product competition. It can even be said that China is more advanced.

So, considering from all aspects, the introduction of foreign technology will not have a significant negative impact on domestic enterprises. Domestic enterprises can fully leverage their own advantages to take the lead.

area of parking lots and the number of parking spaces available are precisely calculated. Their capacity not only includes the maximum truck turnover space and maximum customer traffic capacity, but also pre reserves smooth and effective evacuation routes and rescue spaces in case of disasters.

Japan: Encourage operators to build more multi-level parking lots

Various cities in Japan have provided tax reductions and exemptions for commercial parking lots. In some particularly busy and crowded road sections, operators are encouraged to build more three-dimensional parking lots and advocate the principle of "small and scattered". Some parking lots even have only two or three parking spaces.

In addition to promoting private investment in the construction of off road parking lots, the idea of "self owned parking spaces for car purchases" has deeply penetrated people's hearts. The Japanese government has as many as five or six laws related solely to parking. According to Japanese law, individuals or organizations must provide proof of owning a fixed parking space when buying a car. This fixed parking space can be owned or rented for a long time, and must be within a range of 500 to 2000 meters from the unit or residence. Otherwise, the traffic control department will refuse to license the new car.

Singapore: Government builds public intelligent parking lots

Singapore regards the construction of parking lots as an important component of overall traffic control, restricting the use of private cars and charging for vehicles entering the CBD (Central Business District) during the morning rush hour (7:00-10:15) and with low passenger traffic.

In February 2008, the Land Transport Authority of Singapore constructed and put into use a fully automated parking lot on Chinatown Street to help alleviate the shortage of local parking spaces. Drivers only need to park their cars in the large elevator at the entrance, then exit the elevator to start the parking program. On the screen with touch function, enter their personal password, and the system will automatically search for vacant parking spaces. The conveyor will move the car to the seat assigned by the computer.

Building public intelligent parking lots by government departments is one of the ways to solve traffic congestion, but for China, where the number of motor vehicles has surged, it may also be necessary to encourage more private capital to participate in parking lot construction.

UK/Italy: Online booking of parking spaces

It is well known that parking fees in London are high. The London City Government has launched a website for paid parking lots in the city, which lists important information such as the location, number of fees, and traffic of open-air parking lots, underground parking lots, and internal parking lots in the city center.

Car owners can book the parking spot and time they need on the website before leaving, and enter their credit card number, without having to wander around comparing prices and searching for parking spaces. London offers a very good discount on the fees for booking parking spaces, with the highest being up to 40%.

In Italy, car owners can not only log in to the website with their mobile phones to book parking spaces, but also directly pay for parking fees using their mobile phones. Another benefit of using this service is that car owners no longer have to worry about fines for parking overtime. As long as users send text messages or make corresponding phone calls in advance, they can extend or terminate their parking time at any time.