Automatic parking: Another solution for cramped cities

In addition to the usual on-ground parking lot, parking in the basement, automatic parking is also another solution for urban areas which are increasingly cramped. The article introduces you to this interesting technology and its benefits.

In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, there is a shortage of parking lots due to a huge increase in cars each year. Ho Chi Minh City has built a number of underground parking at Chi Lang Park and grounded another project at Le Van Tam Park. However, there are still other solutions that automatic parking model is an example .

Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City lack serious parking space

According to a survey of reporters, there are many buildings in Vietnam that have basements for parking but most do not meet the demand for parking. Some other buildings do not even have a basement for parking, so vehicles must park on the road, on the sidewalk or find a parking space. However, next to these buildings, there are usually four spaces for parking. In the same area, with automatic parking system, it can raise the capacity up to . 60 units.

A traffic jam is common in HCMC.(Photo: Ng. Huu)

Mr. Dao Hung Cuong, representative of NMC - a Korean auto-parking technology company, said: "Depending on the terrain or investment requirements, automatic parking has many types. There are parking lots that only need a dozen cars, but there are also yards that can accommodate hundreds of cars. "

Until this time, the number of motor vehicles in Hanoi is about 400,000 (60,000 are foreign cars).With HCMC, the number of cars has reached more than 500,000 units.In fact, parking land of both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City is only about 0.45% - 0.6% while the parking demand of a modern city is about 3-6%.Meanwhile, the increase in the number of cars in these two localities averages 15-20% of the vehicles per year.

This means that there is a serious shortage of parking lots for both of Vietnam's largest urban areas while the number of vehicles is increasing more and more in the central area.It can be said that traffic congestion and traffic accidents occur continuously because the land for static traffic is too tight.

The Department of Transportation - Transportation (HCMC) has launched the program of 'Anti-urban traffic congestion and the development of city transport infrastructure' , mentioning an automatic parking solution.However, until now, all automatic car parks that have been deployed in Vietnam are owned by businesses, not public parking facilities.

Also need to be cautious

"We do not take into account the option of creating a public parking lot, but if the exit or entrance is too small, the possibility of causing local traffic jams even if it is in regular parking lots or underground parking or automatic parking is not without " - representative of Hanoi Department of Transportation and Communication used to be cautious in a technology transfer program on automatic parking in Vietnam.

Another problem, automatic parking has advantages in terms of area compared to regular parking but it is difficult to combine with other underground works (service floor, underground underground traffic system) as parking underground car.Because planning is in addition to utility and the initial advantages need to have the appropriate integration of operational features with the available works or planned construction.

However, in the absence of public parking lots, the combination of conventional parking, underground parking and automatic parking can alleviate the encroachment of sidewalks and hearts. Roads for parking lots affect traffic and urban beauty.