NEC tests parking tech that only starts charging once you exit your car
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ASIA IN BRIEF Japan’s NEC has started tests of parking technology that will start charging once a driver leaves their car.
Most car parks record the time a driver enters the facility and start charging, or depleting a free parking period, at that moment. That means drivers pay for time spent driving around looking for a spot and for the time it takes to exit a car park.
NEC, in concert with another Japanese company called UrbanChain, will next month test a system that detects when a driver pulls up in a parking spot and exits their car – and starts charging for parking at that moment.
That’s only possible using cameras and AI analysis of real-time video, and the tests NEC will conduct in September will investigate how many...
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