How do AI-powered gateless parking solutions work?

For parking operators managing gateless locations (or considering a move to barrier-free infrastructure), digitizing operations is the next logical step. With the right tools, a gateless parking solution can help cut operational costs, increase revenue accuracy, and improve the parker experience.

Whether you’re exploring your first tech upgrade or scaling an existing system, this blog walks you through how to set up gateless parking, with or without AI, and how platforms like Get My Parking help you stay profitable, efficient, and future-ready.

How does AI work in parking?

AI can help in many ways to automate and improve decision-making in parking, enhancing license plate recognition, enforcement, pricing, or session management. Among these, the most practical use of parking AI today is enhancing cameras for LPR (License Plate Recognition).

AI-enhanced LPR solutions like GMP AI improve the accuracy and speed of license plate reads and matches, making it possible to automate parking sessions and payments in real time, even in challenging conditions like poor lighting, snow, or fast-moving vehicles.

Get My Parking’s ExpressLane is a homegrown solution built specifically for parking. It brings GMP AI into any environment and is trained on over millions of license plate reads to recognize any plate format and font. It corrects misreads, identifies vehicles by plate, make, model, and color, and automates access and billing with a session accuracy of up to 99.8%.

Clearly, parking AI has come a long way already!

How does AI-powered gateless parking work?

Let’s take an example of ExpressLane, Get My Parking’s retrofit platform designed for AI-assisted gateless parking.

Here’s how it works:

• At Entry: Cameras read the license plate. GMP AI corrects or validates the image to start a session.
  
• During Parking: The session runs in the backend—no gate, no manual input required.
  
• At Exit: The plate is read again, matched to the entry read using AI-powered vehicle matching, and the payment method on file is automatically charged.
  

For registered parkers (people can sign up on the operator’s parking app), payments are deducted from their saved method. New parkers can scan a QR code onsite, enter their license plate and card details, and have automated payments at exit, too.

If a read isn’t clear, GMP AI can still match the vehicle using make, model, and color. For the rare 0.2% of sessions that can’t be auto-matched, a human-in-the-loop system resolves it and improves the AI through feedback loops.

With entry/exit speeds up to 3x faster than manual systems, and support calls reduced by 84%, the operational savings add up fast.

Can you set up gateless parking without AI?

Absolutely. If you’re not ready for AI—or don’t need it just yet—you can still digitize your operations with:

• A parking app that helps the parker manage their payments, vehicles, permits, validations, and EV charging sessions – all in one place. This is sure to bring parkers back, since it makes parking so much more convenient.
  
• A mobile web app accessible via a QR code or text-to-pay on-site. This is best if you want to offer app-free parking in your locations.
  

• A backend dashboard with real-time reports, session tracking, and enforcement tools. With APIs, you can integrate with any enforcement/parking citation tool in the market. 

With Get My Parking, you get a fully white-labeled platform plus signage templates and permit/validation management tools. It’s everything you need to launch or upgrade your gateless lot – AI optional, but available when you’re ready.

How Does Enforcement Work in AI-Powered Gateless Parking?

One of the biggest challenges in barrier-free parking is effective enforcement, and this is where AI makes a huge impact.

With real-time vehicle tracking, GMP AI ensures that every entry and exit is logged with high accuracy. This data is instantly available to enforcement teams via Get My Parking’s advanced reporting tools, helping identify overstays, unpaid sessions, or unauthorized vehicles.

This makes enforcement more proactive, not just reactive.

Best of all, Get My Parking’s suite comes with an open API and supports 75+ integrations, making it easy to connect with your existing or preferred enforcement tools, permitting platforms, and citation systems. Whether you’re using third-party handheld enforcement apps or municipal management software, GMP ensures everything works together seamlessly.

How Does Enforcement Work in AI-Powered Gateless Parking?

One of the biggest challenges in barrier-free parking is effective enforcement, and this is where AI makes a huge impact.

With real-time vehicle tracking, GMP AI ensures that every entry and exit is logged with high accuracy. This data is instantly available to enforcement teams via Get My Parking’s advanced reporting tools, helping identify overstays, unpaid sessions, or unauthorized vehicles.

This makes enforcement more proactive, not just reactive.

Best of all, Get My Parking’s suite comes with an open API and supports 75+ integrations, making it easy to connect with your existing or preferred enforcement tools, permitting platforms, and citation systems. Whether you’re using third-party handheld enforcement apps or municipal management software, GMP ensures everything works together seamlessly.

Who should consider going digital with AI?

If you’re an operator who already has a gateless setup, or if you’re somewhere physical gates are impractical or costly to maintain, you might benefit from going digital with an AI-powered parking solution. 

AI-powered gateless parking works well for:

• Surface lots or open garages
  
• Private properties and campuses
  
• Mixed-use developments with transient and permit parking
  
• Cities looking to digitize their on-street parking solution
  

While not a replacement for every gated setup, it’s a strong option for operators looking to reduce hardware and labor dependency while staying profitable.

The benefits of gateless parking with AI

Let’s be clear: going gateless doesn’t mean giving up control. When done right with good tech, it brings real value:

• Lower operating costs – No gates, kiosks, or attendants required
  
• Increased throughput – Faster entry and exit means more turnover
  
• More accurate revenue tracking – AI-matched sessions reduce losses
  
• Better user experience – No delays, no tickets, no guessing
  
• Scalable infrastructure – Add locations easily, no major hardware changes
  

Whether you’re managing 1 location or 100, the benefits of gateless parking are both operational and financial.

Futureproof Gateless Parking with AI

AI in parking is all about building smarter, leaner operations that scale with your business. A well-designed gateless system powered by AI doesn’t just automate entry and exit—it continually improves accuracy, adapts to your lot’s behavior, and helps you operate with less manual overhead.

Platforms like Get My Parking’s ExpressLane are designed to do just that. From vehicle matching to real-time reporting and payments, our AI-powered solution helps you streamline operations without replacing your existing setup.

Whether you’re starting small, scaling your portfolio, or planning to modernize an entire city’s parking infrastructure, GMP AI gives you the flexibility and control to do it your way.

Want to know how we can digitize your gateless parking with AI?