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Holidaymakers who park their cars and have trouble finding them upon their return to the UK will be guided straight to their doors thanks to the latest technology. Designed by Siemens, a centrally controlled computer system will in future help users of Heathrow airport find their cars by showing its location on a small colour screen. It will also guide drivers to the nearest available space when they first enter the airport’s car park - by illuminating arrows on the 32-in display towards the free bay. Disclosures of the system, obtained by the Mail on Sunday, reveal drivers will first see the 3D colour screens when they enter through the car park barrier. A number plate recognition system takes the registration and then prints it out for the driver, alongside the location of the nearest free space - which is also flagged up by the arrows. As the car enters the car park, it is reportedly tracked by 35 infrared cameras which feed details of where the owner parked it into the central computer. Whenever the owner returns, the car pops-up on the small colour display on any of the 16 ‘car-locator’ machines once the driver has entered his ticket or registration number. Each of the machines is about 6ft high and will be at the entrance to Heathrow’s new Terminal 5, due to open next March, as well as on each floor of the new multi-storey. Heathrow estimates the system will cut carbon emissions by about 397 tons a year, mostly by directing drivers to the first free space, saving their time as well as their environment. Nov 12, 2007 Email this article Printer friendly page Previous Page
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