Imagine you driving an electric car,say a Tesla Model S, and you drove through a parking lot but couldn't find a space to rest your car while you are away from your car. Bad, right? But you need not worry too much as automated parking and even charging are about be a reality come 2019.
Some German researchers, FZI , are experimenting with ways for cars to drive themselves round parking lots, look for space, park and a robot comes out to recharge them. The researchers have successfully created systems to do just that and will take an Audi Q5 or FZI for testing later this year. They would try and see if the car can drive autonomously into a garage like a human, look for a space and park itself. Watch this video below, and learn more about this at