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Once off the highway, you then need to find
a free parking space in the city. Most often, this is a nightmare,
but a Swiss invention could make motorists life easier.
It is the discovery of Bernard Novet and Simon Johnson.
This morning, our expert Simon Johnson
has received in the mail a device designed to solve the issue
of parking in cities.
- This is a hockey puck?
A frisbee, perhaps?
Heading to Lausanne to meet the inventors of the system.
Simon finds himself in the urban frenzy.
No free space, and the tension rises.
At any moment in a city,
every 4th car is looking for a parking space.
Finally a parking!
But a complete one!
Getting behind schedule, It is becoming urgent to park.
Anywhere ...
Everything goes wrong for Simon today.
In cities, empty parking spaces are always available. Simply, we do not necessarily see them.
When he arrives to his appointment, he is already late.
- Mr. Castella? - Yes? Hi Simon!
- Pierre, how do I find my parking space?
- A sensor is installed on each parking you want to monitor.
The system will allow you to know in real-time
which spaces are occupied and which ones are available.
Inside the Nylon enclosure, there is a protective resin,
a metal detector, a battery and a radio communication system.
In Europe, Pierre Castella's company has already equipped
forty sensitive parking areas. Each detector, worth 120 Euro,
communicates with its neighbors, and then to a gateway that relays
the information to users.
- Today we have displays on the street sides indicating you
the areas where the available spaces are numerous.
And tomorrow we can imagine having a smartphone application,
or directly in the navigation system of the car the availability of parking information
No more traffic jams.
- Benefits for cities are less traffic,
which means less pollution,
less noise, and a better use of infrastructure.
Find the first available parking space: a dream that will soon come true.
But for Simon Johnson, the device is a double-edged sword.
The enforcement officers will also know in real-time
which are the overstaying vehicles.
And yes, that is also "Le monde selon Johnson".