Big Data Analytics: Fully Intelligent Parking Garages Enter a Rapid Growth Phase

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2019-04-18 10:16

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Vertical-lift type automated parking garage

As mechanical multi‑storey parking systems become increasingly prevalent in the public parking sector, China’s parking‑garage market is gradually shifting its focus toward user needs and overall performance. The long‑standing dominance of lift‑and‑slide parking systems is being steadily challenged, while fully intelligent parking garages are entering a phase of rapid growth. At present, how many companies hold the production qualifications for fully intelligent parking garages, and how many invention patents have been granted for such systems? The China Parking Network Market Research Center has recently compiled the latest statistics on these questions.

Flat‑moving type automated parking garage

Distribution of Fully Intelligent Garage Certification-Authorized Enterprises

Qualifications for fully automated mechanical parking garages encompass manufacturing licenses for three types of mechanical parking systems: vertical lift, flat‑move, and aisle‑stacking. As of February 2019, 211 enterprises nationwide had obtained such qualifications, accounting for 33.4% of all licensed companies. %。

Lane-type stacker-style automated parking garage

Among the 211 enterprises qualified as fully intelligent parking garages, the number of companies that have simultaneously obtained all three types of qualifications is… 30 Home, proportion 14.2% ; Meanwhile, enterprises that have obtained both types of qualifications total 50 Home, proportion 23.7% ; Number of enterprises holding Class I qualifications 131 Home, proportion 62.1% . As shown in the figure 1 Shown

Looking at the number of enterprises holding full‑smart garage qualifications over the past three years, all three categories of manufacturing qualifications have shown a steady upward trend, as illustrated in Figure 2. Among them, vertical lift‑type qualified enterprises have experienced the fastest growth, with approximately 20 new entrants each year; followed by flat‑traveling type enterprises, adding about 10 new firms annually; while gantry‑stacker type enterprises have grown more slowly, with roughly 4 new firms added per year.

In terms of provincial distribution, there are 154 enterprises holding vertical lift‑type qualifications, spread across 23 provinces. By number of companies, Shandong leads the pack with 20 firms, while Guangdong and Jiangsu form the second tier, each accounting for 16 enterprises.

There are 120 enterprises qualified for planar motion, distributed across 23 provinces. In terms of the number of companies, Shandong leads with 17 firms, while Jiangsu, Guangdong, and Zhejiang form the second tier, with 12, 11, and 11 companies, respectively.

There are 47 qualified enterprises engaged in aisle‑stacking operations, distributed across 16 provinces. In terms of the number of companies, Guangdong leads with 8 firms, followed by Shandong, which has 7.

Statistics on Invention Patents for Fully Intelligent Garages

According to statistics based on invention patent information published by the National Intellectual Property Administration, as of the end of 2018, there were a total of 676 invention patents for intelligent mechanical parking garages, including vertical lift‑type, flat‑move‑type, aisle‑stacking‑type mechanical parking systems, and AGV‑based parking robots. 。

As shown in Figure 6, the earliest patent application for a vertical‑lift type automated parking system dates back to 1996. Next are the aisle‑stacking and flat‑move types, with their first patent applications filed in 1999 and 2000, respectively. Patents related to AGV parking robots did not begin to emerge until 2011. 。

AGV parking robot

Based on the trend in the annual number of newly granted patents, the period prior to 2009 was a phase of initial development, with few patent applications for fully automated mechanical parking systems and uneven geographic distribution. From 2009 to 2014, the sector experienced slow growth, as the number of patent applications began to increase. Between 2014 and 2017, influenced by the gradual introduction of national parking policies, localities started to develop the parking industry—particularly the rapid expansion of public parking facilities—ushering in a golden era for fully automated mechanical parking systems and driving a sharp rise in patent filings. By 2018, as this golden period entered its latter stage, the pace of new patent applications slowed. 。

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