Most users of the mobile app are in San Francisco, Miller says, and so the lack of price comparison is something to note. But in cities where the app isn't live, users can still look up general parking structures, but cannot reserve spots. "For right now, we can show data on where all garages are and how much they cost so we can provide some value to everyone,” Miller says.
Parking Panda has plans to expand to more cities, including Los Angeles and Austin, and will also develop a mobile app for Android.
Parking Panda recently partnered with the Baltimore Grand Prix to offer guaranteed spots to attendees who used the app to reserve a parking in advance. For now, the most useful feature of Parking Panda is the option to reserve ahead of time spots for big events, like concerts or sporting events.
Miller anticipates more of these deals in the future, cutting down the amount of time you have to arrive before a show and the hours you could spend trying to exit the garage after.
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