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Ford and Vodafone pilot new connected-vehicle technology that makes parking easier

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In cities such as London and Frankfurt, in Germany, it is estimated that the average driver spends as many as 67 hours every year searching for parking spaces at a cost of more than €1,250 ($1,413).

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So-called “cruising” is responsible for an estimated 30% of urban traffic. But the problem might not be all down to a lack of parking spaces with data showing that in the UK some local authority car park occupancy rates can be as low as 50%.

Ford and Vodafone are now testing new connected-vehicle technology that could make it easier to find parking spaces in city centres. Parking Space Guidance technology displays to drivers the number of spaces offered by nearby car parks and how to get to them.

“Satnavs are great at helping us to get to our destination but aren't so useful when it comes to helping us to park there - especially in city centres,” said Tobias Wallerius, Engineer, Product Development, Ford of Europe. “Parking Space Guidance is a connected‑vehicle technology that could help drivers to more quickly complete their journey, saving them money, time and benefitting overall air quality.”

“When vehicles can exchange data with infrastructure in real-time, traffic will become more intelligent, searching for a parking space will become less stressful and people will get to their destination more quickly,” said Michael Reinartz, Head of Innovation, Vodafone.

Parking Space Guidance, which is updated in real-time based on car park data, is being trialled by Ford and Vodafone as part of the KoMoD (Kooperative Mobilität im digitalen Testfeld Düsseldorf) programme, in Germany, a €15 million ($16.95 million) cross-industry project testing new connected‑vehicle and automated driving technologies.

As test vehicles drive through the city, they receive road status and car park information from a central computer system, based on their geolocation, along with information from nearby dynamic digital road signs.

Further features being demonstrated by Ford and Vodafone as part of KoMoD include Traffic Light Assistance System, Tunnel Information System which provides advance information about lane closures, speed limits and slow-moving vehicles in tunnels up ahead, Vario Display delivers up-to-date information to the instrument cluster, Traffic Control Systems on the motorway help to improve the overall traffic flow by adapting speed limits, Smart traffic sign transmission and Bad weather warning.

Previously, the trials have demonstrated how technology can automatically warn other drivers of accidents on the road ahead, as well as show them the exact location of nearby emergency vehicles and how best to get out of the way of them.

For now, information broadcast between vehicles is intended to enable drivers to make informed decisions about their journeys. However, vehicle‑to‑vehicle and vehicle‑to‑infrastructure communications - such as those in the KoMoD trial - may play an important role in a future in which autonomous vehicles could respond automatically to them.

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