No need for human valets anymore

number of cars offer some kind of self-parking (also known as parking assist) feature these days, but that tech as it currently stands amounts to little more than a parlor trick. A French based startup called Stanley Robotics has a new take on the idea.a little robot that tows your car around a parking lot and decides where to park it.

The autonomous electric-powered robot is named as Stan. The company says that in a standard parking lot  Mr.Stan could create 50 percent more parking space by placing cars more efficiently in an organized manner. Although the company's website does not offer any specs, its clear these robots will be big boys, capable of pulling a car up to 20 feet in length and handling a 3-ton load.

The company debuted Stan in the parking lot of the airport in the French city of Lyon on March 14. At the airport, 500 parking spaces are being dedicated to Stanley Robotics. Four Stans are pulling cars in and out of parking spots, booked at €52.20 (around USD59), slightly more expensive than a regular week of parking.apparently successful, the company hopes to expand to 6,000 parking spots at the airport soon.

In a press statement, the company also says that a Stan robot could reduce CO2 emissions by eliminating passenger vehicle traffic on parking lots.The company boasts its green bonafides by saying that it is has won an Airport Carbon Accreditation, meaning that it offsets emissions within the airport itself.

"We are proud to be leading this operation with Aéroports de Lyon, and to be able to present to the world, for the first time, the operation of Stanley Robotics' outdoor valet robot service," says Clément Boussard, CEO, in the press statement. "We have designed the service to be the simplest and most enjoyable experience for the users. In addition, our solution meets the sustainable growth needs of our partners VINCI Airports and Aéroports de Lyon, which allows us to envisage long-term collaboration.”

The question arises how well this goes?
Lets wait and watch