Parking concierge
But not all its innovations and conveniences are so high-tech. The SMart Parking System also has a personal concierge service that assists parkers with things like tire and battery failures, auto mechanical and electrical services, locksmith services, car cleaning, towing services, police assistance, and ambulance services. Ask the concierge for help and you'll get it.
This project is a collaboration between SM and the National University. Together, the developer and the school tapped TMA Technologies, an Australian solutions provider, to upgrade the way we park. TMA Tech has installed these technologies in parking spaces elsewhere in the world: Malaysia, Spain, France, South America, and Australia. For the first time ever, thanks to SM, the Philippines is getting in on it, too.
If you'd like to see it for yourself, the SMart Parking System is installed in the National University MOA Building on Coral Way. The parking building is open daily from 6am, with a fixed rate of P50. The ground floor is also home to a variety of food and lifestyle outlets, including Juice Cubi, Sunny Baker Cafe, Yellow Cab, Krispy Kreme, Jamba Juice, Alfamart, Tim Horton's and Popeye's.
The first floor has great places to eat, including a soon-to-open Popeye's
And yet there's a lot to look forward to still. SM has a mobile app in the worksone with a lot of additional features built in, including the ability to make parking-related transactions. They're also looking at digital promos, fun deals, and events that can leverage the cross-promotion features of the SMart Parking System, as well as no-contact payment via debit or credit cards.
SM is also looking to provide convenient ways to go about parking transactions
If you like what you see, you'd be glad to know that SM hopes to roll this out in other buildings within the Mall of Asia Complex, then in other major SM malls. If this is the future of Metro Manila parking, we'd be a whole step closer to a better metropolis for motorists.