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Parking System Alerts Your Phone of Open Spots

by Darren Murph on July 15, 2008 at 02:46 PM


We dig the idea in theory, we really do, but we can definitely see this causing more harm than good. Starting this fall, San Francisco will begin a trial involving wireless parking sensors in 6,000 of its 24,000 metered spaces, enabling antsy drivers to be alerted via street signs or cell phones when a spot becomes available. Only one problem -- give 50 anxious motorists the same message that a single spot is unoccupied, and you've just created a bona fide mess. Though it'd probably be fun to watch from the sidelines, wouldn't you agree? [Source: NYTimes via Core77]

Tags: california, mesh networking, MeshNetworking, park, parking, San Francisco, SanFrancisco, sensor, sensors, SFpark, smart parking, SmartParking, Streetline, traffic, trial

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