How Do Unattended Parking Lots Handle Abnormal Events?

Today’s cloud-hosted parking lots have largely replaced traditional parking booths with advanced cloud services. Features like video intercoms and playback can address most parking lot issues, allowing management to maintain a positive experience for users through proactive services.

But what happens when issues like abnormal barrier openings or vehicles evading parking fees arise? How do unattended parking lots handle these situations? Let’s explore this topic.

With the increasing intelligence of parking lots, technologies such as license plate recognition and parking guidance have been widely implemented, bringing significant benefits to both management and users. However, challenges still arise in real-world scenarios. Issues like inaccurate parking space data due to vehicle movement or tailgating can disrupt operations. Among these, fee evasion is particularly problematic for parking lot managers.

In cloud-hosted parking lots, a three-tiered system effectively addresses abnormal vehicle activity, ensuring smooth operations.

1. Intelligent Perception through Front-End Hardware

Multiple Vehicle Perception: In some parking lots, entrances and exits are near intersections where external vehicles may turn or reverse, leading to false gate openings when license plates are mistakenly recognized. To prevent this, cloud-hosted parking lots employ "multiple vehicle perception" technology. This feature ensures that if the camera recognizes a license plate but doesn’t accurately detect a vehicle, the barrier won’t open, reducing the risk of unauthorized entry.

Smart Closing of Barriers: If a gate remains open due to system misrecognition, the "Smart Closing of Barriers" function kicks in. The system checks if a vehicle is present in the lane after the gate has been open for a set time. If not, the gate closes automatically after a voice prompt. In special cases, such as free parking periods, the system can switch to manual control, preventing automatic closure.

2. Intelligent System Analysis

Auxiliary Identification Cameras – The Golden Eye at Entrances and Exits: To enhance control over hidden events at entrances and exits, auxiliary identification cameras are used. These cameras, equipped with self-developed algorithms, perform intelligent lane analysis and provide early warnings. They offer features like real-time correction of parking space data, recognition of tailgating, detention warnings, and reversing detection. These cameras are crucial in high-traffic areas like commercial buildings and transit hubs, where access control is critical.

When an abnormal event occurs, the camera automatically records it and generates a report on the management platform, prompting managers to take action. Parking lot managers can then make informed decisions based on video recordings and platform data.

3. Post-Incident Accountability

For vehicles involved in abnormal events, the management platform notifies the owner via the app or SMS for appropriate action. Repeat offenders can also be added to a blacklist. This approach effectively addresses parking fee evasion and helps the management team increase revenue.

JIESHUN is committed to not only providing an exceptional parking experience for users but also to reducing operating costs for managers, making parking lot management easier and more efficient.