Vehicle Detection

Parking Privacy Lawsuit Refiled After Federal Judge’s Dismissal 

Plaintiffs in a class action against ABM Industries Inc., FlashParking Inc., and Parkpliant LLC filed an amended complaint on April 20, keeping alive a suit that seeks to restrict parking operators from obtaining driver vehicle registration data.

Maximize Revenue During Peak Parking Demand

Without a strategy for seasonal spikes, operations can quickly come under strain. It’s time to manage peak periods strategically. Here’s how to get started. 

Counterclaims Seek to Pull Premium Parking into Patent Fight

In the ongoing patent infringement lawsuit regarding automated parking lot monitoring and management systems, defendants Parking Revenue Recovery Services Inc. (PRRS) and LAZ Parking have expanded the case to include Premium Parking Service LLC, alleging that the parking operator conspired with the plaintiff Municipal Parking Services Inc. (MPS) to harm PRSS’s business.  

Innovation Requires Three Distinct Mindsets, Part 2

If Explorers spark innovation and Town Builders give it structure, City Enablers keep the engines running, ensuring that progress doesn’t just happen once but continues sustainably over time. They are the professionals who fine-tune systems, manage complexity, and preserve balance between ambition and practicality. Much like life in general, progress in the parking industry requires a balance of efforts by Explorers, Town Builders, and City Enablers.

Automated Parking Takes Flight

As U.S. airports look to improve their parking programs, a growing number are adopting automated payment systems to streamline their parking operations and expedite and simplify the parking process for travelers.

30 Years of Parking Today: Moments That Mattered

Thirty years of Parking Today means 30 years of headlines that captured an industry in motion: deals that reshaped the competitive landscape, ideas that challenged conventional wisdom, and technologies that changed how parking works. The headlines on these pages are snapshots of those moments. 

30th Anniversary of Parking Today: 30 Years of Change

During the past 30 years, what was once viewed simply as the business of storing vehicles has evolved into a sophisticated industry integrating finance, software, infrastructure, and urban planning.

Uber Bought a Parking App: Here’s What It Actually Means for Your Operation 

With its SpotHero acquisition, Uber didn’t buy a parking app. It bought physical infrastructure for an autonomous future. The parking industry’s $100 billion market is poised for a fundamental shift from passive vehicle storage to active mobility infrastructure. Operators who position their assets for this transition will capture outsized value. Those who don’t will find themselves holding depreciating assets in a world that has moved on. 

The Silent Crisis on Main Street

The era of the “dumb curb” is over. The era of the intelligent, digitized, and managed curb has arrived. The only question remaining is whether parking authorities will step up to lead this transition or be overrun by it.

Metropolis Agrees to $8.75 Million Tennessee Settlement 

The parking operator and provider of artificial intelligence solutions Metropolis Technologies, Inc., recently agreed to an $8.75 million settlement with the State of Tennessee to resolve its investigation into the company.

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