Is your parking lot or facility set-up giving you the biggest bang for your buck? Consider an upgrade to a semi-automatic or automatic system. Automated and robotic parking systems provide both you, your clients, and even the environment with a slew of benefits. Here are a few of the advantages of a robotic parking system and how it can help you and your business.
High Efficiency
Compared with self-parking lots and garages, automated parking facilities are much more efficient for all concerned. Customers don’t have to wind their way through a lot or garage in search of a space, wasting gas and time. Automated parking facilities require few to no valets, guards, or other employees to ensure safety, swift parking, and car recovery. Lots with automatic or robotic parking also tend to take up less space than traditional lots and garages, providing more parking spaces in a smaller area because there’s no need to provide driving lanes and ramps for self-parking. That translates into more area outside and around your grounds for other options like greater green space, recreational areas, and more.
Green Advantage
Robotic parking, as mentioned above, means reduced driving, idling, and unnecessary expenditure of gas in finding a space. This means fewer emissions, which means less carbon monoxide in the air. Automated garages are also, by and large, more eco-friendly than lots of garages since they require fewer resources to build and less excavation and similar disruption of the local eco-system. Unlike parking lots with asphalt that absorbs heat and prevents areas from cooling down at night, automated facilities don’t contribute to heat islands. Also, any trash, oil, or similar waste that cars may leave behind won’t find its way into the water supply or local environment. Automated facilities also save you money on lighting and ventilation since you don’t need to make the parking area more hospitable to human beings.
Safety and Security
A robotic parking system is self-contained and doesn’t require or allow anyone—client, driver, or trespasser—to wander around the facility. This reduces the likelihood of accidents or injuries, fender-benders and crashes, and similar unfortunate events that can hurt people or drive up your insurance rates. Keeping people out of the equation also removes the threat of thieves, break-ins, muggings, and other vandalism and violence.
Sales Appeal
Here's the last item on our list of the advantages of a robotic parking system. Automated parking facilities give your business a smart, safe, and up-to-date appearance. It shows that you care about your customers’ needs and have an eye to the future where technology and new solutions are concerned. Automated parking also promises greater convenience in multi-family residences and office buildings, making your property look that much more lucrative and desirable to residents, space renters, and investors. And keep in mind that it will always offer a source of income if your space is located near a business or shopping district.