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A recap of Cleverciti’s first Owned Event: “Reduce search traffic for urban parking - City of Cologne pilots smart parking solution in district Cologne-Nippes”

Munich, Germany- On October 1st Cleverciti hosted its very first online event about the smart parking pilot that is happening in Cologne-Nippes as we speak. The pilot is a collaboration between the city district itself, RheinEnergie AG and Cleverciti. The event that took place from 3-4PM was moderated by Dr. Günther Picker, Senior Vice President Strategic Partnerships & Business Development at Cleverciti. The panel of speakers consisted of:

Dr. Günther Picker

Thomas Hohenacker

Bernd Schößler

Christian Remacly

After briefly introducing the speakers, Dr. Picker asked Mr. Hohenacker to open with explaining a little more about the project in Cologne-Nippes and what the mission of the project was (e.g., to reduce traffic and improve the arrival experience of people visiting the commercial center of Cologne-Nippes).

Mr. Hohenacker shares a short presentation in which he explains the technology that was used in the pilot: a combination of Cleverciti’s own 80 overhead sensors with 27 Circ360™ LED displays, that can be mounted onto existing lampposts. Each sensor can monitor 10-70 parking spots at a time. Therefore the district knows at all time how many parking spots are taken and how many are free and their exact location. The sensors are also able to identify parking spots without marking (also called ‘floating parking spots’). The technology of the sensors is a combination of artificial intelligence with edge computing.

Dr. Picker continues the conversation by asking a few questions about the project himself as well as asking questions from the audience to the panel members. The audience shows a high level of engagement and asks many detailed questions which are each answered by one of the panel members. Examples of questions were:

To hear the full answers of the panel members to these questions, watch the full recording that is added below. The questions and answers start at 14:45.

When the clock almost hits 4PM, Dr. Picker ends the conversation by thanking the attendees and the speakers for their attendance. He commends them on their detailed questions and states that if further questions pop up, they are welcome to contact Cleverciti at info@cleverciti.com or via Cleverciti’s homepage. Attendees of the event included, but not limited to: the cities of Hamburg, Wuppertal & Trier.

Cleverciti would like to thank the speakers and all attendees for joining. And stay tuned for the next one!

Missed it? Watch the full recording here (in German):

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Online-Expertentalk: digitales Parken in Köln | Cleverciti - Smart-Parking-Lösungen

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The PowerPoint slides that were shared by Mr. Hohenacker can be viewed below (in German):

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The Power of Smart Parking Solutions

Munich, Germany, October 14th 2020 - Cleverciti, the German and US scale-up that is leading the smart parking revolution, announced today it has raised $5.6 million USD in an A+ funding round. All existing institutional investors participated in the round led by SPDG Ventures, including The Westly Group, EnBW New Ventures (ENV) and KfW. The investment brings Cleverciti’s total funding since 2015 to $28.3 million and will help the company expand its sales and marketing activities as well as accelerate deployment of its parking Solution as a Service (SaaS).

Cleverciti’s smart parking solutions help cities and organizations reduce traffic and emissions and increase parking and shopping revenue while allowing drivers to enjoy a smooth, stress-free arrival experience. Cleverciti has been deployed in a wide variety of use cases across the globe – at over 200 locations in over 20 countries.

Olivier Périer, Chairman of the Board and Lead Investor, notes: “We are proud to have all of Cleverciti’s investors around the table in the middle of a worldwide crisis. It reflects the unique position Cleverciti is in: well-funded, leading the reduction of traffic and emissions in our cities, and allowing parking operators to manage their assets in a holistic way”.

The international Cleverciti team consists of some of the brightest and most experienced experts from the fields of IOT, AI, and parking. Cleverciti’s headquarters are in Munich, Germany and Atlanta, US and their global sales and customer support organizations are designed to meet customer needs around the world.

The Future of Smart Cities

By Thomas Hohenacker, CEO and Founder of Cleverciti

Before founding Cleverciti, I frequently encountered the same issue that every person at one time or another deals with: the lack of reliable parking guidance. Whenever driving, I had a simple goal: to find an open spot in a reasonable amount of time that was not too far from my destination. Unfortunately, as my wife can attest, my goal was often not achieved.

I firmly believe that parking guidance technology like Cleverciti’s can simplify our daily lives and transform our environmental efforts. As we move into the next decade, we will be advocating the overarching benefits of intelligent parking, including health benefits. Because less stress for drivers, and decreased traffic contributes to a better environment. And that’s a win-win for us all.