In December, the company that operates two municipal parking garages managed by the City of Charlottesville switched to a system that requires parkers to use their phone to enter in billing information, a name, a telephone number, and a license number.
The company Metropolis uses artificial intelligence to track vehicles with the supposed benefit of allowing people to simply drive in and out of parking garages without needing a ticket.
“The real world is messy, analog and full of friction,” reads a November 6 information release announcing the company’s receipt of $1.6 billion in financing for their efforts to expand the use of AI. “Our platform leverages Computer Vision to eliminate friction and repetition, transforming everyday experiences through recognition and personalization.”…