Kia launches CarPay with Parkopedia for in-car parking funds

Kia has launched its CarPay in-car fee service within the EV3, permitting drivers to make funds immediately by the automobile’s navigation display screen.

Partnering initially with Parkopedia, CarPay will allow drivers throughout Europe to find and pay for parking seamlessly, addressing widespread parking challenges, particularly in busy city areas.

Thousands and thousands of parking tickets are issued every year throughout Europe. That is particularly problematic with electrical autos, with 49% of EV drivers throughout France, Germany, Italy, and the UK receiving surprising parking fines whereas charging.

This service eliminates the necessity for extra apps or parking machines, providing a handy, safe fee methodology immediately built-in into the automobile.

Parkopedia’s system, embedded inside Kia’s navigation, helps drivers discover out there parking spots, view prices, and anticipate availability, with plans to broaden from out of doors and on-street parking to incorporate indoor choices like garages.

At present, Parkopedia’s service covers over 1.7 million parking places throughout 19 European nations.

CarPay shall be included in future Kia fashions and can broaden to supply numerous items and companies.

“Including an in-car fee service is a major development for buyer comfort as software program and connectivity proceed to broaden the potential of a automobile,” stated Sjoerd Knipping, vice chairman product and advertising and marketing at Kia Europe.

“Although virtually all journeys start and finish with a parking house, parking stays very difficult in huge cities, with 92% of drivers discovering it troublesome to find out there parking spots throughout France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK and the US.*

“Kia CarPay provides vital comfort and from launch helps to alleviate one of many key ache factors for drivers, simplifying the method of discovering and paying for parking,” stated Hans Puvogel, COO at Parkopedia.

“Not solely does this cut back the period of time drivers spend looking out an space to find an out there house, however it additionally bypasses the irritating course of of getting to search out an operational parking machine or downloading numerous cellphone apps to attempt to activate and pay for parking classes.”