New Voice-Activated, In-Car Parking Reservations from SpotHero
SpotHero, a top North American parking reservation service, has launched a new integration that enables drivers to book parking with the Google Assistant using voice commands.
Here’s how it works: With the Google Assistant’s recent integration into Android Auto, drivers with Android Auto will soon be able use SpotHero and the Google Assistant to find and pay for parking on the go, completely hands-free, in more than 50 major markets across North America. Starting today, drivers can book parking with the Assistant on eligible devices, including Android phones and iPhones, simply by saying “Hey Google, book parking.”
According to SpotHero’s chief product officer, Anthony Broad-Crawford, “At SpotHero, we built our parking mobility platform, HeroConnect, to make parking frictionless for drivers on whatever device they choose and to make integrating with our platform as easy as possible for our partners.”
At the forefront of parking and transportation technology, SpotHero’s integrations with the Google Assistant in Android Auto were on display by Google at CES 2018. Using voice commands and a variety of intuitive prompts, drivers with Android Auto will be able to find and pre-pay for parking seamlessly through SpotHero.