London's Heathrow airport helps lost passengers with Car Finder kiosk

London's Heathrow airport helps lost passengers with Car Finder kiosk
December 16, 2007

USA Today: London Heathrow's new Terminal 5, which opens in March 2008, will feature a new car-finding technology that should help passengers who can't remember where they parked. Using infrared cameras and sensors, the system captures an image of a car's license plate as it enters the terminal's main garage. The cameras, which are placed throughout each level of the 3,700-space garage, then take more shots of the car's plate, including one at the parking spot. Passengers can find their cars by inserting parking tickets or keying in plate numbers at Car Finder kiosks.