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October 6th, 2011
High Tech Parking Spaces Helping Drivers

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New technology designed to help drivers find open parking spaces is also making it easier for police to ticket illegally parked cars. Smart parking systems that use sensors embedded in road that can tell if spaces are occupied and then communicate with drivers via smartphone apps are popping up in cities across the country. The idea is to cut down on the amount of time people spend circling the block searching for a place to park, wasting fuel and tying up traffic in the process. Read More