Not that long ago, when cars were less plentiful and inner city space was more so, the major expenses of driving were depreciation and running costs. Now as space becomes more valuable and competition for that space is also at a high, parking space is fast becoming a major expense with mid-town Manhattan, London and Tokyo all commanding up to US$500 a month for a car transportation parking space and a permanent parking space was recently sold in London for UKP300,000.

The solution to the world’s parking crisis is obvious – state-of-the-art automated parking robotic technologies will deliver the most space-efficient and hence cost-efficient parking lift. The current generation of parking garages has space-consuming access ramps and lots of access lanes that never get parked on, and also needs enough height for a very tall human being to comfortably walk upright – rather than the space-efficient compact box into which your car is slipped in an automated system. The ramps aren’t needed when you have a car lift and a computerized tracking system. What’s more, a custom-built automated car parking facility of the same size as a conventional car park can hold at least twice as many cars, offering double or more the income after a safe refurbishing investment. It’s more efficient for the customer, costs less to run, there are no accidents, dents or scratches, and as the cars cannot be reached by other car park users, there’s no chance of theft or vandalism.

Auto car parking solution eliminates the chance of damage to their car interior or theft of personal goods left inside of car, i.e., an iPod or briefcase, since no one ever enters the vehicle. Once a customer drives inside the garage’s entry/exit room and locks their car, they swipe a card to activate the system and leave. Their vehicle remains motionless, transported on a pallet automatically to its storage bay. When returning, customers swipe their card and their car is returned back to the entry/exit point and the customer starts the car and drives away. No tipping of attendants will be required. Without the frequent running and idling of auto engines found within traditional car valet parking systems, the environmental nuisance of harmful car exhaust fumes and excessive noise will also be removed.