A fully automated parking system is a mechanical conveyor system system applied in a parking facility in order to transport cars from the entry to their parking place and vice versa. During operation no people are inside the cars or controlling the system, it runs completely unmanned and automatic.

Automated parking equipment systems are designed to be efficient. By not requiring space for cars to drive in and out, and no space needed for pedestrians, these systems can park the same or more cars than a traditional car garage twice as large. It’s believed that these systems will solve the growing demand for parking worldwide.

And  it can also work this way: a driver drives into the car park bay and then exits and leaves their car. The computerized system then activates lifts to take the car to the nearest open spot. When the driver wishes to recall the vehicle, they just request it from a computer terminal outside of the car park and within 3 minutes the car is returned and the driver can drive off.

The user activates the car transportation system using a remote control from the inside of his car. When the entry door opens he drives his car into the entry/exit box. He parks his car, puts on the handbrake and leaves the entry/exit box for the control panel. At the control panel he confirms there is nobody in the entry / exit box and there are no people inside the car. All doors to the entry/exit box are closed and locked, and the mechanical conveyor system is activated. Using a combination of vertical and horizontal transport systems the car is moved to its parking place. When the exit/entry box is safe again the doors unlock and the system is ready for a new assignment.

Now the user activates the system at the control panel. This can be done using a smart card, an entry code or any other means of identification. The doors of the entry exit box are closed and locked and the conveyor system is activated. The car is moved from its parking place to the exit and the doors are opened. The car is turned so the driver can leave the garage driving forward. Behind him the doors close automatically so the parking solution system is ready for the next user.