#Automated valet parking #Parking solutions #SAE Level 4

Automated valet parking

The world‘s first driverless parking service

Bosch has developed automated valet parking, the world’s first highly automated driverless (SAE Level 4) parking function to be given official approval for commercial use in Germany. It not only takes the hassle out of searching for a parking spot but also handles the actual task of parking the car in the parking garage. All the driver needs to do is stop the vehicle in the designated drop-off area and get out. The smart Bosch infrastructure installed in the parking garage then takes over and interacts with the technology in the vehicle to drive it to the vacant space and park it. The system therefore provides customers with an innovative and attractive parking experience and also enables parking facility operators to optimally deploy their parking capacities as well as offer a range of new services.

Convenient

No more hassle with parking maneuvers, and the parking time can be used for washing or charging the car

Efficient

No more time lost looking for a parking spot, and significantly more space for vehicles on the same area

The future of parking: how automated valet parking works

This is how the driverless parking system works.

When hassle-free parking is combined with new possibilities, your customers enjoy a whole new level of freedom and highly innovative services. That’s automated valet parking! The smart parking garage infrastructure from Bosch works hand in hand with the technology in the vehicle as a fully automated solution that handles the entire parking process. After your customer leaves the vehicle in the drop-off area, automated valet parking guides it safely and efficiently to a vacant parking spot and parks it – even in the tightest of spaces. In future, it will also be possible to offer your customers a range of additional services, like automated battery charging or

a car wash. As soon as the driver summons the vehicle in the smartphone app, automated valet parking returns it to the pick-up area – no need for the driver to spend time looking for the car and maneuvering it out of the parking garage. Payment of the parking fee is processed automatically as soon as the vehicle exits the garage.

Find out in the video how automated valet parking makes parking garages safer, more convenient, and more service oriented – and how you too can get your own parking facilities and business ready for the future.

Bosch rethinks parking and creates a completely new parking experience

Waving goodbye to the hassle of parking

The hunt for a parking spot is over – you no longer have to negotiate cramped parking garages or maneuver into tight spaces. Automated valet parking ensures a relaxed start to every outing, business trip, or shopping tour by allowing you to simply leave your car in the drop-off area.

Reassurance comes automatically

The automated, driverless parking process prevents parking mishaps due to human error, like scratches and scrapes. What is more, the unappealing walk through a dimly lit parking garage becomes a thing of the past too.

Significantly more space on the same area

With automated parking, vehicles can be parked more closely together for more efficient use of the available parking capacity of up to 20 percent. It also increases utilization of less appealing parking areas, like lower basement levels. Mixed operation with manually parked cars is still possible.

One solution, many services

First-rate experience that really pays off

Services that provide added value ensure drivers keep coming back and increase the attraction and profitability of the building. Automated valet parking opens up a range of new services during the parking time that go far beyond mere parking: Vehicle charging, car washing, or in-car delivery.

Driverless in the here and now –
a safe bet!

With automated valet parking, vehicle manufacturers can already today offer an automated driving experience. The system uses the infrastructure’s sensor technology to detect pedestrians and other objects in the vehicle’s path, ensuring that the car comes to a safe stop if it encounters an obstacle.

Benefiting every time someone parks

Automated valet parking makes it possible to implement new business models and software-based services that all participating partners – parking facility operators as well as vehicle manufacturers – can benefit from.