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[FaeLLe]

The pillar-like structure utilises a minimal amount of land area – just 7.5 square metres.

Instead of a human attendant, an artificially intelligent system controller is initiated through a mobile phone. It needs only a missed call to park a car and another to retrieve and drive away.

It takes only 15 seconds to park a car.

More info at,

http://loresofdubai....st-robotic.html

[monsoon]

I saw these in Japan in 2001 so I don't think Dubai was the first.

[FaeLLe]

monsoon, on May 1 2006, 03:50 PM, said:

I saw these in Japan in 2001 so I don't think Dubai was the first.

Oh those were mobile phone operated as well ?

[monsoon]

FaeLLe, on May 1 2006, 07:43 AM, said:

Oh those were mobile phone operated as well ?

I don't know as I did not have a mobile phone or car in Japan, but Japan's mobile phone network is the most advanced in the world.

[SBCmetroguy]

monsoon, on May 1 2006, 07:15 AM, said:

I don't know as I did not have a mobile phone or car in Japan, but Japan's mobile phone network is the most advanced in the world.

Yes it is; it's amazing what they're doing with cell phones in Japan.

And while Dubai isn't the first place in the world to do this, it sounds very interesting in the least. I'd love to experience this firsthand.

[FaeLLe]

SBCmetroguy, on May 1 2006, 11:20 PM, said:

Yes it is; it's amazing what they're doing with cell phones in Japan.

And while Dubai isn't the first place in the world to do this, it sounds very interesting in the least. I'd love to experience this firsthand.

I would be worried trusting my cars to this contraption though.... Id use a tin opener first