Finding a parking space in urban areas is often a time-consuming and stressful process. This is reflected, among other things, in the fact that approximately one-third of traffic in European city centers is spent searching for a parking space. A consortium within the PAMIR (Parking Space-Specific Parking Occupancy Information and Parking Reservation for More Comfortable Multimodal Travel) research project now aims to change this situation. The Munich-based startup is also involved. ParkHere.
Air pollution levels are consistently too high in many German cities. Driving bans could help, but are highly controversial. So why not start with something that is less controversial, but also contributes to relatively high traffic volumes: the search for parking. A consortium consisting of the startups ParkHere and WunderCar Mobility Solutions, as well as the Institute for Automation and Communication, has now taken up this approach and launched the PAMIR research project a few weeks ago.
More realistic travel planning and therefore less traffic
The PAMIR project is based on ParkHere's innovative, self-sufficient sensor for determining the occupancy status of individual parking spaces. Based on this information, a method for forecasting the overall local utilization of available parking spaces will be developed. Furthermore, the option of parking space reservation will be created. Both of these features should ultimately lead to significantly more realistic travel planning when switching from a car to another mode of transport. This explicitly includes carpooling and ride sharing. Travel comfort will be increased, among other things, by navigation to the available or reserved parking space. The improved mobility services will be evaluated with the help of test subjects after the development phase.
The PAMIR project is funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure as part of the mFUND research initiative with a total of 722,231 euros.
