Elon Musk from Tesla promises a self-parking feature for 2019. The only problem? It can be illegal

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Around the world, looking for a parking spot can be a nightmare. Take New York City, for example. According to the INRIX Research 2017 Impact of Parking Pain survey, Big Apple drivers spend an average of 107 hours per year looking for a parking space – more than four days of your life will never find again.

For the city of New York alone, the total annual cost associated with this research is $ 4.3 billion, or $ 2,243 per driver, in terms of time, fuel and emissions lost. And Alec Baldwin is not the only one to have found the search for maddening parking spaces: in the past 12 months, according to the study, 23% of drivers said they were victims of an accident. altercation with another motorist around a parking place.

Drivers from other countries perform better, but the national average is still 17 hours a year looking for a seat, which costs $ 345 per driver.

The good news is that many of these "parking problems," as INRIX calls them, could be minimized by using autonomous driving technology to automate the parking process. Even more exciting, transport visionary Elon Musk recently tweeted that Tesla was already on the verge of finding a solution.

Tesla started talking about the movie in 2016 and showed it in video demos, but sends your car to pick up a place and park itself, while you're already inside, for example, the mall, restaurant or movie theater, so close to being available to consumers? Although Musk's timeline looks a little optimistic, Doug Newcomb, senior mobility analyst at Wards Intelligence, said Forbes contributor, says that if anyone can get there, it is Tesla. "They are not afraid to push the envelope to get things done," he said.

Newcomb, however, raised a significant problem. "Coming with a live update – a hotfix – that would allow the latest version of the Tesla autopilot to park from one of the company's electric vehicles is not the problem," did he declare. "As I understand it, however, autonomous driving features like this are not legal in most places."

He is right. In the United States, there is no federal standard governing the use of self-driving technology – each state has its own regulation – advanced driverless technologies such as the one described by Musk (SAE level 3 or higher) can not generally be used on public roads. in the absence of a human being to take control of the vehicle in case of emergency.

Take California, the country of origin of Tesla and the largest electric vehicle market in the United States. "If a feature makes it possible to operate a vehicle without the active control or supervision of a human operator, it can only be tested or deployed on public roads if a manufacturer has a DMV license," says Marty Greenstein , Information Officer of the California Department of Automotive Vehicles. "In addition to public roads, the regulations apply to private parking lots that are free and open to private customers. If a manufacturer wishes to sell, lease or make his unmanned capabilities available commercially, he will have to apply for a license to deploy or use the public. "

To obtain one, the manufacturer must prove the security of the functionality beyond a reasonable doubt. This is possible, but very doubtful in the period specified by Musk.

The same is true in Europe. "Having a safety driver is not only necessary from a legal point of view, but also provides a valuable insight into the understanding of the use cases and the responses of the autonomous systems to the finest nuances," he said. said a representative of Jaguar Land Rover. "This facilitates the refinement and development of the prototype."

Newcomb states: "Thus, according to the regulations in force, the only place where an" improved "system of invocation and" improved "autoparc as described by Musk could be used is a private property, as in a large area." And what is it for?

And even though Tesla can get the necessary permissions and overcome the legal problem, he will face another challenge: if it is possible that he is the first to unveil an autonomous parking system ready to be marketed it will not stay alone for long. At least 10 other manufacturers are testing advanced autonomous parking systems. Each system studied allows the vehicle to automatically search for a parking space, to enter the open space and then return from that position to the initial restitution point when the driver / passenger has finished dinner, shopping or little imported.

Volvo introduced its autonomous parking concept as early as 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden. In front of a small group of journalists in a pedestrian-free zone, a company representative pulled out an XC90 scuba diver and pressed a button on his smartphone. The car was searched, found and parked in a vacant, driverless space inside the car. A second push of the button brought the car back to the last place she had contact with the driver.

Jaguar Land Rover introduced its stand-alone valet service in the city of Milton Keynes, about an hour and a half north of London, as part of UK Autodrive, a UK government-funded research project with 20.1 £ million-driving vehicles in the UK. A Range Rover Sport fulfilled the same task as the Volvo; However, a safety driver was in the SUV and did not stand out. This person was then welcomed by an autonomous vehicle, which allowed him to go to the "last kilometer".

Ford, which is also part of the British Autodrive project, is testing a system called Collaborative Parking, designed not to park its vehicle in a self-park, but to facilitate the search for a space. When a driver approaches a parking lot or a parking lot, a diagram of the structure appears on a display in the dashboard. Parking spaces are marked as filled (red) or empty (green). Drivers can reserve space for their car and are then driven there. In this case, the motorist does not have to waste time to walk the streets or the alleys to find a clear space. The availability of space is continuously updated with the help of data collected by parking sensors on other cars that have already circled the lot or the street and shared it. with newcomers. Ford insists that Collaborative Parking is simply a research project and that it does not plan to put the feature into production.

The VW group is associated with the Hamburg airport in Germany to test its self-service parking system in a private area without pedestrians. Audi, Porsche and VW cars equipped with the latest artificial intelligence technology from VW can be dropped off at the entrance of an isolated car park located on the airfield. Once connected, the cars automatically move to an empty location in the structure and park. When drivers are ready to be picked up, they simply send a message to the vehicle and it will return to the entrance. The VW Group hopes that all its brands (Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, etc.) will be equipped with this self parking technology by 2020.

Daimler and Bosch collaborate on a system under test at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, also in a private security area and without pedestrians. It works like the VW system "but it's a system supported by the infrastructure," says Newcomb. Instead of relying on the car's self-driving technology, this one is guided by the technology built into the garage, maneuvering in response to the commands it receives from the building. When a user is ready to be cared for, the car is called via a smartphone app, as in other systems.

Tesla's media representatives declined to explain the development of Summon and Autopark's enhanced technology, when it will be available, what features it will offer, or whether the company has considered its legality. A lack of detail could certainly make Musk promise again something he can not deliver, or at least can not deliver quickly – one more thing to consider by Tesla's new president, Robyn Denholm.

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Around the world, looking for a parking spot can be a nightmare. Take New York City, for example. According to the INRIX Research 2017 Impact of Parking Pain survey, Big Apple drivers spend an average of 107 hours per year looking for a parking space – more than four days of your life will never find again.

For the city of New York alone, the total annual cost associated with this research is $ 4.3 billion, or $ 2,243 per driver, in terms of time, fuel and emissions lost. And Alec Baldwin is not the only one to have found the search for maddening parking spaces: in the past 12 months, according to the study, 23% of drivers said they were victims of an accident. altercation with another motorist around a parking place.

Drivers from other countries perform better, but the national average is still 17 hours a year looking for a seat, which costs $ 345 per driver.

The good news is that many of these "parking problems," as INRIX calls them, could be minimized by using autonomous driving technology to automate the parking process. Even more exciting, transport visionary Elon Musk recently tweeted that Tesla was already on the verge of finding a solution.

Tesla started talking about the movie in 2016 and showed it in video demos, but sends your car to pick up a place and park itself, while you're already inside, for example, the mall, restaurant or movie theater, so close to being available to consumers? Although Musk's timeline looks a little optimistic, Doug Newcomb, senior mobility analyst at Wards Intelligence, said Forbes contributor, says that if anyone can get there, it is Tesla. "They are not afraid to push the envelope to get things done," he said.

Newcomb, however, raised a significant problem. "Coming with a live update – a hotfix – that would allow the latest version of the Tesla autopilot to park from one of the company's electric vehicles is not the problem," did he declare. "As I understand it, however, autonomous driving features like this are not legal in most places."

He is right. In the United States, there is no federal standard governing the use of self-driving technology – each state has its own regulation – advanced driverless technologies such as the one described by Musk (SAE level 3 or higher) can not generally be used on public roads. in the absence of a human being to take control of the vehicle in case of emergency.

Take California, the country of origin of Tesla and the largest electric vehicle market in the United States. "If a feature makes it possible to operate a vehicle without the active control or supervision of a human operator, it can only be tested or deployed on public roads if a manufacturer has a DMV license," says Marty Greenstein , Information Officer of the California Department of Automotive Vehicles. "In addition to public roads, the regulations apply to private parking lots that are free and open to private customers. If a manufacturer wishes to sell, lease or make his unmanned capabilities available commercially, he will have to apply for a license to deploy or use the public. "

To obtain one, the manufacturer must prove the security of the functionality beyond a reasonable doubt. This is possible, but very doubtful in the period specified by Musk.

The same is true in Europe. "Having a safety driver is not only necessary from a legal point of view, but also provides a valuable insight into the understanding of the use cases and the responses of the autonomous systems to the finest nuances," he said. said a representative of Jaguar Land Rover. "This facilitates the refinement and development of the prototype."

Newcomb states: "Thus, according to the regulations in force, the only place where an" improved "system of invocation and" improved "autoparc as described by Musk could be used is a private property, as in a large area." And what is it for?

And even though Tesla can get the necessary permissions and overcome the legal problem, he will face another challenge: if it is possible that he is the first to unveil an autonomous parking system ready to be marketed it will not stay alone for long. At least 10 other manufacturers are testing advanced autonomous parking systems. Each system studied allows the vehicle to automatically search for a parking space, to enter the open space and then return from that position to the initial restitution point when the driver / passenger has finished dinner, shopping or little imported.

Volvo introduced its autonomous parking concept as early as 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden. In front of a small group of journalists in a pedestrian-free zone, a company representative pulled out an XC90 scuba diver and pressed a button on his smartphone. The car was searched, found and parked in a vacant, driverless space inside the car. A second push of the button brought the car back to the last place she had contact with the driver.

Jaguar Land Rover introduced its stand-alone valet service in the city of Milton Keynes, about an hour and a half north of London, as part of UK Autodrive, a UK government-funded research project with 20.1 £ million-driving vehicles in the UK. A Range Rover Sport fulfilled the same task as the Volvo; However, a safety driver was in the SUV and did not stand out. This person was then welcomed by an autonomous vehicle, which allowed him to go to the "last kilometer".

Ford, which is also part of the British Autodrive project, is testing a system called Collaborative Parking, designed not to park its vehicle in a self-park, but to facilitate the search for a space. When a driver approaches a parking lot or a parking lot, a diagram of the structure appears on a screen in the dashboard. Parking spaces are marked as filled (red) or empty (green). Drivers can reserve space for their car and are then driven there. In this case, the motorist does not have to waste time to walk the streets or the alleys to find a clear space. The availability of space is continuously updated with the help of data collected by parking sensors on other cars that have already circled the lot or the street and shared it. with newcomers. Ford insists that Collaborative Parking is simply a research project and that it does not plan to put the feature into production.

The VW group is associated with the Hamburg airport in Germany to test its self-service parking system in a private area without pedestrians. Audi, Porsche and VW cars equipped with the latest artificial intelligence technology from VW can be dropped off at the entrance of an isolated car park located on the airfield. Once connected, the cars automatically move to an empty location in the structure and park. When drivers are ready to be picked up, they simply send a message to the vehicle and it will return to the entrance. The VW Group hopes that all its brands (Audi, Porsche, Lamborghini, Bentley, etc.) will be equipped with this self parking technology by 2020.

Daimler and Bosch collaborate on a system under test at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart, also in a private security area and without pedestrians. It works like the VW system "but it's a system supported by the infrastructure," says Newcomb. Instead of relying on the car's self-driving technology, this one is guided by the technology built into the garage, maneuvering in response to the commands it receives from the building. When a user is ready to be cared for, the car is called via a smartphone app, as in other systems.

Tesla's media representatives declined to explain the development of Summon and Autopark's enhanced technology, when it will be available, what features it will offer, or whether the company has considered its legality. A lack of detail could certainly make Musk promise again something he can not deliver, or at least can not deliver quickly – one more thing to consider by Tesla's new president, Robyn Denholm.