11/22/2005: SmartP parking innovation

Undertoad · 11-22-2005, 06:10 PM

OK, don't panic, this is just a model, not the actual thing.

There have been automated parking systems before, but it seems like Smart P is a little more practical - lifting the cars and spinning the platform like a turntable, it seems. The website is terrible at explaining their concept, maybe because it uses English as a second language. But it does explain the advantages. They claim a car can be retrieved within "seconds".

I'm not sure I want my car delivered that quickly. I can wait a little, please.

They say it's all computerized and that space can be alloted for different shapes of vehicles. Huh.

They point out that since their space doesn't have to be populated - no humans around those cars - no need for elevators, fire escapes, signage, etc. I guess, but I don't want to be the operator if the main hydraulic lift fails. It's not facing the danger of it... it's facing the hundreds of car owners who can't get their car out!

Anton · 11-22-2005, 07:19 PM

That looks a lot like one of the buildings at the Autostadt in Germany. So I think someone (Voltswagen in this instance) has actually built one of these!!

Looks pretty damn stunning.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-22-2005, 07:43 PM

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With Smart P the vehicles are first automatically centred on a platform and rolled precisely to the starting position where they are seized and manoeuvred gently by the “tractor”. This tractor positions the vehicle onto the central lift, of which it is an integral part.

I wonder how the "tractor attaches to the car?

Griff · 11-22-2005, 08:08 PM

I'm pro tractor if it eliminates the coke head driving your car up the ramp. Not that I have a car worth worrying about. However, Pete's new rig appears Friday, her first new car. Happy 40th babe.

Degrees · 11-23-2005, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I wonder how the "tractor attaches to the car?

Looks like a short version of the car-wash chain. You know the rollers that slide up behind your wheel and push the car through the car wash? In this case, there are two rollers, because one pushes the car in, and the other pushes the car out.

Trilby · 11-23-2005, 09:45 AM

I think I have one of these for my hotWheels

axlrosen · 11-23-2005, 11:00 AM

When I first saw "SmartP" I was certain that it was going to be a new P-Mate competitor.

P-Mate

axlrosen · 11-23-2005, 11:02 AM

That is amazing Anton! Like the Matrix for cars...

smillie · 11-23-2005, 11:12 AM

I think that also means all of the cars are parked in neutral without the aid of a parking brake or other anti-roll-away setting. I assume that means they have some sort of indent for one set of wheels. What if the wheels aren't where they expect them?

Happy Monkey · 11-23-2005, 11:55 AM

They probably just have bumps that rise to stop the car from going too far forward or back.

wolf · 11-23-2005, 01:10 PM

I'm pretty sure I had that playset as a kid.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-23-2005, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Degrees

Looks like a short version of the car-wash chain. You know the rollers that slide up behind your wheel and push the car through the car wash? In this case, there are two rollers, because one pushes the car in, and the other pushes the car out.

I don't think so because it has to move the car completely clear of the platform. That's the rear bumper that has to be clear which means the wheel could be several feet from it.

capnhowdy · 11-24-2005, 06:53 AM

the movies will have to find a new place for stalkers, kidnappers, killers, and car chases..

wolf · 11-24-2005, 11:13 AM

You could be set upon by terrorists while awaiting your car in the lounge at the bottom ...

And · 11-27-2005, 01:40 AM

Oh, man, I have to say it... it's an AutoMat!

11-22-2005, 06:10 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	11/22/2005: SmartP parking innovation OK, don't panic, this is just a model, not the actual thing. There have been automated parking systems before, but it seems like Smart P is a little more practical - lifting the cars and spinning the platform like a turntable, it seems. The website is terrible at explaining their concept, maybe because it uses English as a second language. But it does explain the advantages. They claim a car can be retrieved within "seconds". I'm not sure I want my car delivered that quickly. I can wait a little, please. They say it's all computerized and that space can be alloted for different shapes of vehicles. Huh. They point out that since their space doesn't have to be populated - no humans around those cars - no need for elevators, fire escapes, signage, etc. I guess, but I don't want to be the operator if the main hydraulic lift fails. It's not facing the danger of it... it's facing the hundreds of car owners who can't get their car out!

11-22-2005, 07:19 PM	#2
Anton May Ter Dee Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Southampton, England Posts: 26	That looks a lot like one of the buildings at the Autostadt in Germany. So I think someone (Voltswagen in this instance) has actually built one of these!! Looks pretty damn stunning. Attached Images Last edited by Anton; 11-22-2005 at 07:54 PM.

11-22-2005, 08:08 PM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I'm pro tractor if it eliminates the coke head driving your car up the ramp. Not that I have a car worth worrying about. However, Pete's new rig appears Friday, her first new car. Happy 40th babe. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

11-23-2005, 09:45 AM	#6
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I think I have one of these for my hotWheels __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-23-2005, 11:12 AM	#9
smillie Romantic Necromancer Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Metro Detroit, Michigan Posts: 29	I think that also means all of the cars are parked in neutral without the aid of a parking brake or other anti-roll-away setting. I assume that means they have some sort of indent for one set of wheels. What if the wheels aren't where they expect them? __________________ dyslexic's untie

11-23-2005, 11:00 AM	#7
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	When I first saw "SmartP" I was certain that it was going to be a new P-Mate competitor. P-Mate

11-23-2005, 11:02 AM	#8
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	That is amazing Anton! Like the Matrix for cars...

11-23-2005, 11:55 AM	#10
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	They probably just have bumps that rise to stop the car from going too far forward or back. __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

11-23-2005, 01:10 PM	#11
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'm pretty sure I had that playset as a kid. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-24-2005, 06:53 AM	#13
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	the movies will have to find a new place for stalkers, kidnappers, killers, and car chases.. __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

11-24-2005, 11:13 AM	#14
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	You could be set upon by terrorists while awaiting your car in the lounge at the bottom ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

11-27-2005, 01:40 AM	#15
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