Cochinoman tech, sushi, poker
Once again, it was time to visit the Westfield Century City Shopping Center to meet my friend. It hasn’t been that long since my last trip but as soon as I went into the parking lot, I noticed what appeared to be really early Christmas lights in October.
As you can see in the picture above, there are a bunch of green and red lights everywhere. At first, I just thought it was some weird viral marketing for some movie. Then I noticed a pattern. Spaces that were open had green lights, and spaces with cars had red lights.
The picture below shows the lights close-up.
As a gadget lover, I had to get out of my car to take a closer look. Upon closer inspection, each and every parking space has what appears to be a distance sensor that detects when a car is in the parking space. I’m not sure what technology is being used (laser, sound, or other) but from what I could tell, it worked very nicely no matter how big or small the car was.
Frankly, from a shopper’s point of view, this is great. As you are looking for a parking space, you can clearly see the green light which indicates there is a parking space available. It would be difficult to install the same device in outside parking lots, but it sure seems to work great indoors.
Of course, these lights still don’t stop a-holes from taking your space before you get there.
