HANOI, Feb. 27 (Xinhua) -- Vietnamese capital Hanoi People's Committee has approved a pilot program that will utilize software and automation technology to manage public parking zones in the city.
The plan, developed and implemented by the Hanoi Parking Company, includes the digital mapping of car parking areas in the city, the use of management software, and the installation of cameras to record vehicle registration plates at car parking areas, reported Vietnam's state-run news agency VNA on Monday.
All information relating to car parks will be available online, and car owners will be able to find and book parking spaces in advance on devices such as smart phones and tablets.
At the same time, a parking sensor will be installed on the roads or in speed bumps to automatically measure the cars' size and parking time in order to determine the parking fee. Parking staff will then be able to collect the fees from car owners.
The project will be implemented on trial basis at two car parking zones in the city center, said VNA.
Car parking in Hanoi suffers from significant confusion at present, causing difficulties for traffic management. Car owners often struggle to find suitable parking spaces, and have to pay high fees, said Pham Van Duc, deputy director of the company on VNA.
