WELL, THIS IS THE 21st CENTURY, YOU KNOW: Gatwick Airport unveils robotic car parking – but there’s a catch.
Gatwick has become the first UK airport to unveil robotic valet parking, allowing passengers to park their car and collect it without any human interaction.
At a press demonstration this week, a passenger drove up to a garage close to the South Terminal and scanned a QR code. After parking in their dedicated “parking suite”, the driver turned off the engine, removed their luggage and left the unit.
Moments later, a robotic vehicle emerged, lifted the car and took it away to an outdoor parking space. Watching on, you can’t help but wonder whether this is an example of “robots stealing jobs” that humans have feared for so long.
It’s not exactly Johnny Cab from Total Recall, but it looks quite efficient: