Daimler wants to replace the valet with an autonomous parking garage

The first job threatened by self-driving cars might not be the long-haul trucker, or even

your Uber driver. No, the best place to start with autonomy is the parking garage, according to a new concept called “automated valet parking” that was unveiled by Daimler and Bosch today at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, Germany. Parking assists have been in high-end cars for a while now, and Tesla in particular has a “summon car” feature. But the Diamler / Bosch collaboration takes the idea to a different level. The two companies imagine a parking garage that’s been fitted with an “intelligent multi-storey car park infrastructure” created by Bosch that helps guide cars with semi-autonomous capabilities (specifically ones from Daimler’s big car company, Mercedes-Benz) to and from available parking spaces. All a driver has to do is step out of their car and tap “park” on a corresponding app. Summoning your car at the end of your trip or errand is supposedly just as easy. The building’s intelligent system will handle the parking logistics, and the car’s suite of sensors and cameras will remain on the lookout for crossing pedestrians or other obstacles along the way.                                                                                           https://www.theverge.com/2017/7/24/16019334/daimler-bosch-automated-valet-parking-garage-autonomous