PRRS, a provider of parking compliance solutions, announced the introduction of Autostart, an AI-powered parking management technology designed to transform the way drivers access and pay for parking. Powered by Paralign’s ARCFlex software and leveraging advanced AI vision, Autostart offers an open network; precise payment activation for gateless, free-flow parking facilities, capturing and verifying license plate data the instant a vehicle enters and exits a facility; and automatically charging drivers for the exact amount of time that the parking session lasted via a preferred payment platform.
Unlike other payment networks serving the parking industry, this is an open network, which allows parking owners and operators to choose their preferred payment provider for collecting parking fees.
“Autostart is a game changer when it comes to parking,” said John Conway, co-founder and chief business development officer for PRRS. “Ticketless parking enables a more efficient, cost-effective and driver-friendly experience, but it has always been challenging to manage payments fairly and accurately. Autostart solves that problem and makes free-flow parking work for any parking facility.”
Autostart provides instant vehicle recognition with 99.88% accuracy, using AI vision technology; automatic payments if the driver is pre-registered with the facility’s preferred payment provider; flexible options for all parkers; real-time notifications and precision billing.
ARCFlex is already integrated with more than 45 parking payment providers and PRRS is migrating payment providers to Autostart.
“Until the introduction of Autostart, drivers parking in ticketless parking lots and garages had to pre-pay for a set amount of parking,” said Conway. “The problem is that people don’t always know how long they will park. Meetings run long or people just lose track of time. When that happens parking owners have had to treat overstays as an enforcement issue, sending notices for noncompliance fees. Drivers hate receiving notices for $50 or more. Autostart minimizes this unpleasant pain point.”
