APCOA teams up with HERE

Parking operator APCOA Parking has teamed up with location data platform HERE Technologies to jointly pursue business opportunities in the automotive and urban mobility sectors.

Initially, the partners plan to enhance location data and services for APCOA’s almost 10,000 sites in 13 European countries. Based on this work, APCOA and HERE plan to build a joint parking solution for car makers, mobility service providers and smart cities.

The companies are also looking to kickstart a joint initiative for the creation of HD 3D indoor maps of car parks in Europe. This would enable the development of new services such as autonomous valet parking and pre-booking of parking spaces.

“We are very excited to join forces with HERE to enhance the mobility experience of drivers across Europe with seamless digital parking services,” said Frank van der Sant, chief commercial officer at APCOA. “And the development of HD 3D maps of our car parks for indoor navigation will be a real first to market innovation made available on a larger scale.”