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Find a parking space

Posted on September 15, 2019

I’ve reported previously (see here) on Israeli apps to help find car parking spaces in busy cities. This article describes two more – ParKam and Parknav. ParKam uses CCTV infrastructure and predictions. Parknav uses cell-towers, mobile-payments, car-sharing data, car sensors … Continue reading →

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Find a parking space at a touch of a button

Posted on September 2, 2012

Israeli start-up sPARK has finished raising the finance to launch its mobile parking application in October. At the touch of a button drivers will be able to use sPARK’s innovative technology to find spaces on the streets and in car … Continue reading →

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Automated valet parking

Posted on January 7, 2024

Israel’s U-Tron is a leading provider of automated parking solutions. The system is eco-friendly with huge space-saving benefits. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zg93tot0OI https://www.utron-parking.com/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1zgsyP32Cg

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A solution to parking problems?

Posted on March 5, 2017

The Jerusalem Municipality has completed a pilot program to test the viability of automated parking systems. Each Ferris-wheel-like unit in the Mesilat Yesharim parking lot occupies two parking spots and provides 12-16 vertical spaces in exchange. http://www.jerusalemconstructionnews.com/2017/02/27/watch-jerusalem-municipality-installs-automated-parking-system/

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Building the largest automatic parking lot

Posted on March 15, 2015

Israel’s Unitronics Systems has won a $24 million contract to build a robot-operated parking system for one of the world’s leading hotel chains. With 1,400 parking places, it will be North America’s largest automatic parking system. It can park 3 … Continue reading →

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Everything to ride on one app

Posted on January 17, 2021

Israel’s Ministry of Transportation has requested all ride-sharing companies to share their data for integrating on a single app to be developed by Netivei Ayalon (reported here previously). Information includes vehicle availability, their location and the location of available parking … Continue reading →

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Haifa car-sharing is all-electric

Posted on November 26, 2017

The Haifa municipality and Israeli-founded Car2Go (GoTo Global) have launched the first shared transportation project of its kind in Israel, based on electric vehicles and charging stations. 100 Renault Zoe cars will operate in the city, with 300 reserved parking … Continue reading →

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Collect your donuts on the way

Posted on June 4, 2017

Israeli-founded Waze now allows drivers to “order ahead” and purchase coffee and other items from Dunkin’ Donuts. If all goes well, Waze plans to team up with other merchants to order pizza, reserve parking spaces, fill prescriptions and even buy … Continue reading →

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Car-sharing rentals in Tel Aviv

Posted on January 22, 2017

This summer, Israel’s Car2Go (GoTo Global) is starting operations of Auto Tel – a new car-sharing service in Tel Aviv. Subscribers can rent one of 260 cars, together with 500 reserved parking spaces. The service aims to reduce car ownership … Continue reading →

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The street can tell you where to park

Posted on January 3, 2016

I have featured many apps where crowdsourcing or municipality data helps find a parking space. But Israel’s Spaceek uniquely uses road reflector sensors to detect one. It alerts relevant drivers and the first to “select” the space has a few … Continue reading →

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