• AntOnARant@programming.dev
    1·
    5 hours ago

    This is actually amazing… I don’t see valets very often and when I do they arent usually worth it but I can imagine this tech making a huge difference in busy car parks. Maybe I’ll get to see one in 10 years.

  • Takashiro@lemmy.today
    2·
    13 hours ago

    Cool but I have never seen an automated parking garage where i live , i guess that would be the main usage, or some kind of towing too ,

    But is it anywhere close to cost effective?

  • Nate Cox@programming.devEnglish
    20·
    1 day ago

    It’s good that someone finally invented a way to move cars around. Can’t think of any other way you’d get them from point a to point b.

    • Bubs@lemmy.zip
      24·
      1 day ago

      I can see a handful of benefits to technology like this.

      • You don’t need the owners keys to move the vehicle. Thus you can retrieve or even rearrange vehicles at any time.

      • Better for the environment. You reduce unnecessary gas usage since the bots use electricity.

      • Can be used indoors. No gas means no fumes which means parking garages wouldn’t need expensive ventilation systems to remove the CO2 gasses

      • Better mobility. These can turn on a dime and move sideways. That means a parking garage that fits more cars and takes up a smaller footprint.

      • Potentially safer for the cars. This one rides on them actually perfecting the technology, but the bots could eliminate the risk of car damages due to human error.

      Granted, I see this less as a technology for rich snobs and more as a thing for packed cities or huge businesses.