If you park in a handicapped parking space without having a legitimate permit to do so, you’re a douche. But you may just manage to avoid being caught, unless a patrolling parking inspector happens to be around. But that’s all going to change when Kiwi company CPT starts selling its new sensor, which immediately contacts parking inspectors when a non-permitted cars park in disabled spots. More »
The Australian reports on the installation of what they’re calling high-tech sensors at Canberra and Brisbane airports that’ll allow the same kinds of parking automation you find in the average shopping centre. If it’s anything like my local shopping centre, expect chaos. More »
Parking perilous. There’s always the problem of the meter: How much money did you feed it? And how much time did that give you? When was that, anyway? Then there’s the less common but far more concerning question: Where the hell did I park to begin with? Don’t panic. Honk knows all. More »
Back in 1950, someone thought that they could put the spare tyre to work when stored: Just use it to park the car. Why do manufacturers still not install this invention in every single car they make, I don’t know. But they should. More »
I don’t know about you, but parking in the city (or any city for that matter) is akin to pulling out nostril hairs. Yes, it can be that painful. But a Spanish funded solution may have come up with the best way to fix these common parking congestion woes: by fitting each parking spot with an electronic sensor and alerting drivers to the precise spot. More »
Parking App for iPhone owners goes free, while an Android version is promised by the end of the month. More »
Japan is generally considered to be one of the most technologically advanced cultures in the world. With companies like Panasonic, Toshiba, Canon and Sony all hailing from Japan, it really isn’t a surprise. Here are five technologies commonplace in Japan I wish we had in Australia. More »
