--- title: Why Parkopedia Believes in Autonomous Valet Parking description: Parkopedia believes that autonomous valet parking can reduce the hassle of a parking experience. This is what we are doing to make it happen. image: https://business.parkopedia.com/hubfs/AVP%20car%20and%20team_lowres.jpg --- [![](https://business.parkopedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/parkopedia%20logo%20+%20arrive%20white%20transparent%20background-1.png?width=2800&height=1575&name=parkopedia%20logo%20+%20arrive%20white%20transparent%20background-1.png)](https://business.parkopedia.com) [![](https://business.parkopedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/parkopedia%20logo%20+%20arrive%20white%20transparent%20background-1.png?width=2800&height=1575&name=parkopedia%20logo%20+%20arrive%20white%20transparent%20background-1.png)](https://business.parkopedia.com) - [Solutions](https://business.parkopedia.com/solutions) - [Automotive](https://business.parkopedia.com/automotive-solutions) - [Mobile Navigation](https://business.parkopedia.com/solutions/mobile-navigation) - [Parking Operators](https://business.parkopedia.com/parking-operator-solutions) - [Last Mile](https://business.parkopedia.com/last-mile-solutions) - [Mobility Services](https://business.parkopedia.com/mobility) - [Analytics](https://business.parkopedia.com/analytics) - [Products](https://business.parkopedia.com/products) - [Parking Data](https://business.parkopedia.com/parking-data) - [EV Charging](https://business.parkopedia.com/ev-charging) - [In-Car Payments](https://business.parkopedia.com/in-car-payment-platform) - [Indoor Mapping](https://business.parkopedia.com/indoor-mapping) - [About](https://business.parkopedia.com/about) - [Meet the Team](https://business.parkopedia.com/en-gb/meet-the-team) - [Jobs](https://www.parkopedia.com/jobs/) - [Contact Us](https://business.parkopedia.com/contact) - [Media](https://business.parkopedia.com/media) - [Press Releases](https://business.parkopedia.com/press-releases) - [Blogs](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog) - [Press Centre](https://business.parkopedia.com/press-centre) - [News Coverage](https://business.parkopedia.com/parkopedia-coverage) - [Research](https://business.parkopedia.com/research) - [Awards & Recognition](https://business.parkopedia.com/awards-and-recognition) - [Newsletter Sign-up](https://business.parkopedia.com/newsletter-sign-up) # Why Parkopedia Believes in Autonomous Valet Parking 3 minute read [Dr. Brian Holt, CTO](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/author/dr-brian-holt-cto) 3 Jun 2019 ![](https://business.parkopedia.com/hubfs/AVP%20car%20and%20team_lowres.jpg) Why Parkopedia Believes in Autonomous Valet Parking 0:45 *![AVP car and team_lowres](https://business.parkopedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/AVP%20car%20and%20team_lowres.jpg?width=258&name=AVP%20car%20and%20team_lowres.jpg)* Parkopedia’s mission is to improve the world by delivering innovative parking solutions. Our expertise lies within the parking and automotive industries, where we have developed a solid reputation as the leading global provider of high quality off-street and on-street parking services.   Parkopedia helped found the [AVP consortium](http://avp-project.uk/) because we believe that Autonomous Valet Parking will become an important way in which we can serve our customers, by reducing the hassle of the parking experience. Parkopedia are providing highly detailed mapping data for off-street car parks, one of the critical components to a car being able to successfully park autonomously. [Read more about the work Parkopedia is doing to make AVP a reality](http://avp-project.uk/autoware). [Parking](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/tag/parking), [Autonomous Vehicles](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/tag/autonomous-vehicles), [Mobility](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/tag/mobility), [Self Parking](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/tag/self-parking), [Valet Parking](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/tag/valet-parking) [Dr. Brian Holt, CTO](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/author/dr-brian-holt-cto) Brian leads our engineering teams as CTO covering product, platform and infrastructure, data science, computer vision and robotics. Prior to this he led the R&D effort to develop Indoor Maps, which also included the successfully completed multi-million pound AVP Project. ### Sign up to keep updated on the latest news from Parkopedia ## Read On ### [Demonstrating Valet Parking with Park and Summon functions Demo of automated valet parking with "Park" and "Summons" functionality to enable a driver to drop...](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/demonstrating-valet-parking-with-park-and-summon-functions) ### [Successful project completion for Parkopedia takes drivers one step closer to fully autonomous parking We are thrilled to announce we completed all the deliverables for the Autonomous Valet Parking...](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/successful-project-completion-for-parkopedia-takes-drivers-one-step-closer-to-fully-autonomous-parking) ### [Autonomous Valet Parking, not robo-taxis, will lead self-driving technology Robo-taxis may get the headlines, but Dr Brian Holt explains why its autonomous valet parking that...](https://business.parkopedia.com/blog/autonomous-valet-parking-not-robo-taxis-will-lead-self-driving-technology) [![parkopedia logo + arrive_blue version](https://business.parkopedia.com/hs-fs/hubfs/parkopedia%20logo%20+%20arrive_blue%20version.png?width=3080&height=1733&name=parkopedia%20logo%20+%20arrive_blue%20version.png "parkopedia logo + arrive_blue version")](https://business.parkopedia.com) © 2025 Parkopedia - All rights reserved. - [About](https://business.parkopedia.com/about) - [Contact](https://business.parkopedia.com/contact) - [Jobs](https://www.parkopedia.com/jobs/) - [FAQ](https://www.parkopedia.com/faq/) - [Driver Website](https://www.parkopedia.com/) - [Media](https://business.parkopedia.com/media) - [Policies](https://www.parkopedia.com/policies/) - [Terms](https://www.parkopedia.com/terms-and-conditions/)