TomTom has launched an on-street parking service aimed at helping drivers find spaces more quickly.
The service will be initially available as a data feed for 25 cities in Europe, with additional geo-expansion to follow.
The TomTom On-Street Parking will complement the existing off-street parking (parking garage) information service already available to TomTom customers and licensing customers.
The company uses its vast supply of GPS data to determine where drivers are looking for parking places and at what times of the day.
With this information, the service provides drivers with the probability of finding a parking spot on a street level, as well as the average search-time for a spot.
To further enhance the parking experience, TomTom will also publish pricing and restriction information where available.
“TomTom On-Street Parking offers drivers peace of mind and a less stressful parking experience, in addition to helping them save time and money,” said Ralf-Peter Schäfer, head of traffic and travel information at TomTom.
“The service also helps reduce congestion in cities and thus lower CO2 emissions, and enables cities to better understand and manage street parking inventory to improve urban mobility”.
mistryj7 - 03/10/2016 12:03
Will be a great seller !!! Not just in the city centre, but in many other areas including residential.