Mercedes to Transform Cars Into Roving Parking-Space Finders
- Autos driving past free spots to share information via cloud
- Project to speed up search for elusive gaps with partner Bosch
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To help end the blind search for a parking gap in crowded city streets, Mercedes-Benz cars will start giving each other a headsup when a space is free.
Drivers often pass by vacant spots when they’re not looking to park and that information will be noted by the car and uploaded to help others, under a pilot project in Stuttgart, Germany, between Mercedes and parts supplier Robert Bosch GmbH, the two companies said Friday in a statement.