Smart parking spaces in San Francisco

Smart parking spaces in San Francisco 0

Submitted by 2centplain on Saturday July 12 2008, @02:52PM

2centplain writes "The New York Times reports: Can't Find a Parking Spot? Check Smartphone
This fall, San Francisco will test 6,000 of its 24,000 metered parking spaces in the nation's most ambitious trial of a wireless sensor network that will announce which of the spaces are free at any moment. Drivers will be alerted to empty parking places either by displays on street signs, or by looking at maps on screens of their smartphones. They may even be able to pay for parking by cellphone, and add to the parking meter from their phones without returning to the car.

Any guesses on the when this will be hacked?

Like, "reserving" an empty spot by convincing a sensor that a car is actually parked there. Of course, in San Francisco, this will be for naught, since spaces don't stay empty for any longer.

Or, perhaps using the wireless mesh network for some other purpose?"

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