Westfalia CarSafe® automated parking systems can be planned and designed with great flexibility, offering maximized parking lot capacity on minimum space, customer convenience, and uncompromising safety of the car. Municipalities are building automated garages underground, preserving neighborhoods and green space above. Developers are reaping the benefits by adding more income generating condominiums / apartments due to a more compact parking footprint. Development in locations previously not meeting minimum parking requirements may suddenly be viable. Car dealerships can also use our automatic parking system. By using the space more effectively, our system enables dealerships to show the entire fleet of vehicles in a whole new way.
Automated parking systems offer a variety of benefits, including:
Safe, secure and easy for drivers:
- Personal safety is increased – no moving around dark garages, plus video camera monitoring in heavy traffic areas
- Convenient drive-in entry cabins – no searching for spaces in parking lots
- Guaranteed safe-keeping of vehicles – without risk of theft, or vandalism
- No driving backwards, hence fewer fender benders
Economical and efficient space utilization:
- 30 - 50% more cars could fit in the same volume of space as a conventional garage
- Up to 40% less ground area required compared to conventional parking garages as ramps, driveways, maneuvering areas, elevators and stairwells are eliminated
- Up to 60% less volume of the building required - leaves more space to use in profitable areas
- Service and maintenance costs are more than compensated by the reduction in cleaning and building maintenance costs, plus the elimination of expensive ventilation, lighting and fire protection costs (as the parking area is classified as “unoccupied”)
Environmentally friendly parking system:
- Fuel savings average 83%; while toxic substances in the air drop 68% for VOCs, 77% carbon monoxide, 81% nitrogen oxide, and 83% carbon dioxide compared to conventional parking system (as car engines are shut off when you drive into the garage, and the search for a parking space is reduced)
- Even the construction phase yields environmental pollution levels lower than those of conventional parking systems
Use in any new construction or renovation projects:
- Automated parking is ideal for metropolitan areas, business parks, office buildings, train & subway stations, trade centers, and hotels – any densely populated area
- Maximum flexibility in design thanks to modular concept
- Above or below ground parking system
- Highly functional, integrated parking facility raises an urban neighborhood’s base value to a higher level
