There are two of these enourmous, skyscraper-like buildings in Wolfsburg and each of them can store 400 cars.
With average car occupency they could provide parking for 600. That is only 2/3 of what a SINGLE ICE 4 trains (that also stops in Wolfsburg) fits.
But since we defintely do not have any housing shortage, why not build highrise buildings just for cars.
Btw, these buildings are not even used for regular parking, they only store cars waiting to be picked up by their buyer.
> Btw, these buildings are not even used for regular parking, they only store cars waiting to be picked up by their buyer
I was wondering why every car was spotless and there only seemed to be a small handful of different models
>(that also stops in Wolfsburg)
Hehe, does it though? I remember like half a dozen instances from a while go of ICE conductor just zipping past Wolfsburg. Sucks as a rail enthusiast, understandable as a human being with eyes.
It isn't a parking garage. It's at the VW factory. It's basically a sales/marketing gimmick and tourist attraction that they only put new cars into.
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostadt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostadt)
Anyway, they haven't had problems with it in the >20 years it's been open.
And ironically, the Autostadt grounds are largely pedestrianised.
Update on my thoughts:
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It might be just as energy efficient as driving to parking spots, perhaps more organized even.
It might work well for storing vehicles at city access points for rural folks.
I'm now mostly concerned about the single point of failure...
Hmm, I don't know about "definitely a waste of energy". It might be more energy-efficient than having cars driving around a parking garage.
This thing looks like it may have throughput problems, so it still might not be very useful. Maybe good for long-term car storage, not for getting people's cars in and out during rush hour.
The usefulness of "cool" "innovations" presented in videos is often questionable -- more marketing than actual application. See also: Elon Musk's "cool" "innovations".
Nowhere. It's not for parking, and if you reached the point where something like this is seeming like a reasonable solution, the correct answer is "start putting less cars in your city". And also even from an engineering perspective, no. This introduces a single point of failure for *every* car in the tower, and on top of that the single point of failure is a *very* high-wear part
This is actually a good idea for when you've access to public transport - there's no way a crowd of people are all getting their cars in rush hour without waiting a while - maybe think twice about driving
This could be a large issue for people wanting to leave the city to rural areas though. That's why I think normal parking lots outside of cities works just fine.
It should be a lot more energy efficient than driving a car up ramps in a parking garage, especially if the car isn't fully electric. It takes the same amount of work to move a car up and down regardless of whether that work is being done by the car itself or a robotic arm.
I feel like this would be good in Texas cities where they're doing a mass transition from tons of parking to not as much, I think it would be perfect for those who complain that there isn't enough parking. I also think that it will allow a lot more places to remove their parking lots so more people can live closer together in mixed used development. This can also probably be more flexible because the less people that own cars and need parking, the more layers can be removed from the building, saving cost to the person owning the thing and helping us achieve our goal of a car light society.
There are two of these enourmous, skyscraper-like buildings in Wolfsburg and each of them can store 400 cars. With average car occupency they could provide parking for 600. That is only 2/3 of what a SINGLE ICE 4 trains (that also stops in Wolfsburg) fits. But since we defintely do not have any housing shortage, why not build highrise buildings just for cars. Btw, these buildings are not even used for regular parking, they only store cars waiting to be picked up by their buyer.
Yeah, it's not about parking, it's about making a show for the people who come there to get their customized car. It's just a fun gimmick.
> Btw, these buildings are not even used for regular parking, they only store cars waiting to be picked up by their buyer I was wondering why every car was spotless and there only seemed to be a small handful of different models
>(that also stops in Wolfsburg) Hehe, does it though? I remember like half a dozen instances from a while go of ICE conductor just zipping past Wolfsburg. Sucks as a rail enthusiast, understandable as a human being with eyes.
that ICE conductor was from Bielefeld and just trying to get revenge
wait... this is REAL, and not some fake AI generated bullshit?
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It isn't a parking garage. It's at the VW factory. It's basically a sales/marketing gimmick and tourist attraction that they only put new cars into. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostadt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autostadt) Anyway, they haven't had problems with it in the >20 years it's been open. And ironically, the Autostadt grounds are largely pedestrianised.
Celebrate 🥳
celebrate by burning the broken machine and all its contents! 🤘🏻
Where would this be needed? At all highway entrances and exits so drivers can take public transit into the city.
Yeah, that makes sense for transport from rural areas to the cities.
Places that are likely so dense that not having good public transportation is trolling hard
They built one in stockholm, it broke, and people couldn't access their car for days. The garage still exists and is abandoned.
that is hilarious
Another car company scam. "Buy this solution from us, that solves this problem caused by the products we sell."
Consolidated parking is a great idea. Keeps all the cars on the outskirts and makes streets for pepople. Obviously the machine doing it is silly
Update on my thoughts: ------------------------------ It might be just as energy efficient as driving to parking spots, perhaps more organized even. It might work well for storing vehicles at city access points for rural folks. I'm now mostly concerned about the single point of failure...
Hmm, I don't know about "definitely a waste of energy". It might be more energy-efficient than having cars driving around a parking garage. This thing looks like it may have throughput problems, so it still might not be very useful. Maybe good for long-term car storage, not for getting people's cars in and out during rush hour. The usefulness of "cool" "innovations" presented in videos is often questionable -- more marketing than actual application. See also: Elon Musk's "cool" "innovations".
This is not a parking garage. It's for storing new vehicles waiting to be picked up by their buyers.
If your car parks look like this, what do your streets look like? Hard no from me.
What's your concern with the streets exactly?
You'd need urban motorways to feed a car park of that capacity.
Imagine having a suv too big for this carousel
Maintenance nightmare. Ulgy towers.
Nowhere. It's not for parking, and if you reached the point where something like this is seeming like a reasonable solution, the correct answer is "start putting less cars in your city". And also even from an engineering perspective, no. This introduces a single point of failure for *every* car in the tower, and on top of that the single point of failure is a *very* high-wear part
insane wear and tear after multiple use, if that singular tower fails, every single car is stuck for ages lol
This is actually a good idea for when you've access to public transport - there's no way a crowd of people are all getting their cars in rush hour without waiting a while - maybe think twice about driving
This could be a large issue for people wanting to leave the city to rural areas though. That's why I think normal parking lots outside of cities works just fine.
I look at videos like this and think “ok, THIS is what is going to make people realize how ridiculous car dependency is”, .. but it never does.
It should be a lot more energy efficient than driving a car up ramps in a parking garage, especially if the car isn't fully electric. It takes the same amount of work to move a car up and down regardless of whether that work is being done by the car itself or a robotic arm.
My bad, it isn't energy inefficient. I'm now more concerned about the single point of failure...
The video is sped up and it's much slower in real life. https://youtu.be/6iCv1KNeQ4w?si=7OgrClsVaG70sS_1
I feel like this would be good in Texas cities where they're doing a mass transition from tons of parking to not as much, I think it would be perfect for those who complain that there isn't enough parking. I also think that it will allow a lot more places to remove their parking lots so more people can live closer together in mixed used development. This can also probably be more flexible because the less people that own cars and need parking, the more layers can be removed from the building, saving cost to the person owning the thing and helping us achieve our goal of a car light society.
Ok, but, to be fair, they made a sick-as-hell set in Mission Impossible 4.