Top > Webmaster > 2006 > July > 2006-07-10

SpotScout Inc. ? Virtual Parking Solutions

SpotScout Inc. is a startup company that plans to solve the problematic issue of finding a free parking spot, especially in big cities. The information about available parking spaces will be delivered to the customers by a mobile phone or a GPS network.

"Mobile application content is the thing of the future," says the company`s founder Andrew Rollert. "The top thing people want to know isn`t a sports score or stock report. They want to know where to find a parking space so they can`t stop their car and get out." Many parking garages as well as individuals in Boston, Manhattan and San Francisco found the service most interesting and around 800,000 has already signed up for it. The consumers would not have to pay for the service, but a parking garage will pay to SpotScout 3$ for every 20$ they charge for a parking space.

This is very good news for many people like Anthony Citrano, who lives in the Boston area and spends more than 3 hours a day in his car. "Parking is a joke, especially in Boston," Citrano said. "I`m more likely to valet the car or find a garage. I`ll drive around the block once, but if I pass my destination it could take 20 minutes to circle back around."