History Archives - Get My Parking https://blog.getmyparking.com/tag/history/ Read articles & news from the parking world Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:59:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://blog.getmyparking.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/cropped-logo-green-v-copy-32x32.png History Archives - Get My Parking https://blog.getmyparking.com/tag/history/ 32 32 Park Assist Technology: A History https://blog.getmyparking.com/2021/11/11/park-assist-technology-a-history/ Thu, 11 Nov 2021 12:11:29 +0000 https://blog.getmyparking.com/?p=7633 Even the most experienced drivers find reverse parking to be daunting. The lower field of vision can make it difficult to spot and steer clear of obstacles and moving people behind the car. But automobile manufacturers have attempted over the years to make the parking experience as seamless as possible. Technology has come a long ...

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]]> The Michigan Theater: A Historical Parking Site https://blog.getmyparking.com/2021/10/14/the-michigan-theater-a-historical-parking-site/ Wed, 13 Oct 2021 20:02:52 +0000 https://blog.getmyparking.com/?p=7531 A movie place. A rock club. An inventor’s workshop. The backdrop of Eminem videos. The Michigan Theater has been through it all. Now, Detroit’s Michigan Theater serves as one of the world’s oddest parking garages. Anyone who has pulled up beneath the ornate domed ceiling of what was once downtown Detroit’sgo-to movie place knows that ...

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]]> 10 Major Milestones in the History of Self-Driving Cars https://blog.getmyparking.com/2019/09/25/10-major-milestones-in-the-history-of-self-driving-cars/ Wed, 25 Sep 2019 09:15:33 +0000 /?p=4241 A few decades ago, the concept of autonomous cars was no more than a scientific theory. Driverless cars are real today; automakers and technology giants are spending billions of funds into developing driverless automobiles, automobiles controlled by computers and not humans, for mass consumption. While it may seem like their launch happened overnight, this journey ...

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]]> A History of Parking Garages https://blog.getmyparking.com/2018/08/24/a-history-of-parking-garages/ Fri, 24 Aug 2018 07:31:19 +0000 /?p=2019 We have certainly come a long way since the invention of the three-wheeled automobile by Carl Benz in the late 19th century. While there were many challenges that would soon emerge as a consequence of the brilliant invention, the most immediate one was that of “housing” these vehicles. In other words, the first cars weren’t ...

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]]> History of Automated Parking System https://blog.getmyparking.com/2017/07/12/history-of-automated-parking-system/ Wed, 12 Jul 2017 04:07:23 +0000 /?p=1525 An automated car parking system refers to a mechanical system devised to park a large number of cars in the minimum space available. The APS transports cars from one parking space to another, mechanically, without requiring a driver. An APS structure basically stacks cars vertically in levels to eliminate the need for large land spaces. ...

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