AUTOParkit and Walbridge Form Strategic Partnership

DETROIT, May 1, 2026 – Walbridge and AUTOParkit, a fully automated parking system, entered into a strategic partnership to expedite the adoption of fully automated parking systems by automotive OEMs. Walbridge explored the idea of using an ASRS for new vehicle inventory storage. After an exhaustive search, Walbridge found the AUTOParkit solution that would allow new vehicles to be placed in a fully automated parking garage before being transferred via rail or truck to dealerships. There are a few critical incentives for empowering this technology: (i) reduction in surface lots that are owned or leased, (ii) improved new vehicle protection, and (iii) automated new vehicle inventory while at the assembly plant.

AUTOParkit and Walbridge Form Strategic Partnership

Rand Abdallah, EVP at Walbridge, explained, “We were tasked to prove or disprove the feasibility of using a fully automated ASRS for new vehicle storage. After seeing firsthand the AUTOParkit System, it was clear that they had created a cost-effective, world-class ASRS that could meet the performance, reliability, and digital integration demanded by our client base.”

By the Numbers:

• AUTOParkit doubles the number of cars parked when compared to a conventional structured parking garage.
• AUTOParkit is designed to return vehicles in 180 seconds.
• AUTOParkit reduces the fuel consumption of ICE by 83%.
• AUTOParkit reduces emissions by 83%.
• AUTOParkit can park a vehicle using a fraction of one (1) kWh.

AUTOParkit, a market leader in fully automated parking garages, started in 2010 in Los Angeles and focuses on the commercial market for multi-family, office, mixed-use, and entertainment-based developments. The partnership allows Walbridge and AUTOParkit the ability to deploy a complete turnkey solution for the industrial market, initially servicing new vehicle inventory.