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Parking Attendant 2.0

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the i-wonder-what-an-suv-falling-six-stories-sounds-like dept.

theodp writes "Would you trust a robot to park your car? That's the question facing New Yorkers as the city's first robotic parking garage opens in Chinatown. With new software and enough laser and radar sensors to make Fort Knox jealous, it's believed that the new facility — which can squeeze 67 cars in space that would otherwise hold only 24 — will not suffer the kind of glitches that caused the nation's first robotic garage in nearby NJ to drop and trap cars."

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  1. The FIRST robotic garage in NJ... by ArsenneLupin · · Score: 5, Informative

    ... did not trap cars due to technical malfunctions, but rather due to a contractual dispute.

    1. Re:The FIRST robotic garage in NJ... by Idbar · · Score: 5, Funny
      If runs linux, I wouldn't go if that runs on MS OSs. However, about the question:

      Would you trust a robot to park your car?
      I think it's clear that robots won't take your car for a spin, won't move your seats and mirrors or smoke in your car. Unless of course Bender is already out there working for them.
  2. Not Really New by Garrett+Fox · · Score: 5, Informative

    This isn't entirely a new idea. Tokyo already has space-efficient parking garages that stack cars using turntables and elevators. I think the images atop this link are fake, but the video appears real and this appears similar to what I saw from outside.

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    1. Re:Not Really New by Corporate+Troll · · Score: 5, Informative

      The picture you think is fake is an actual "garage" at VW. It's not something where you park your car, but it's where new cars are stored awaiting the customers. (You had a hint in the text, plus all cars in the picture are clearly VWs) It's in "Autostad" near Wolfsburg.

      It saves a bit space and is a nice to show off ;-)

  3. big deal! by keeboo · · Score: 5, Funny

    which can squeeze 67 cars in space that would otherwise hold only 24

    The junk yards have been doing that for years.

  4. Re:I, Robot by Hanners1979 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm looking forward to Parting Attendant 3.0.

    A hairdressing robot?