Line of Sight at City Gateway Project

RALEIGH, NC June 22, 2026 – Local affiliates of NBC and CBS News held on site interviews with Christopher Alan, President and Founder of AUTOParkit, at the City Gateway Project owned by Capital City Urban Development, developed by Firstfloor, designed by SfL+a Architects, and under construction by Metcon Construction. Public interest was ignited in North Carolina’s first fully automated parking garage after a news story was published a few weeks ago when the project broke ground.

City Gateway Project in Downtown Raleigh

City Gateway Project in Downtown Raleigh

Christopher Alan explained, “AUTOParkit is a disruptive technology that’s transforming the parking industry. Transportation is evolving and so is the way we park and interact with commercial parking structures. Additionally, the advent of electric vehicles, autonomous cars and ridesharing services poses new challenges for commercial development and the parking industry as a whole. AUTOParkit, with its sister companies AUTOChargit and PARKSentry, provide the technology and innovated solutions required by this evolving market and the public’s demand for better and smarter developments.”

Christopher Alan speaks to entire team during the City Gateway Tour

Christopher Alan speaks to entire team during the City Gateway Tour

R.J. Hunt, founder of Fast Town Motor Club, also visited the site looking to harness AUTOParkit as well as AUTODockit in a project targeted in South Florida that requires higher density parking and marina boat storage. Siemens, a strategic partner for AUTOParkit and AUTODockit, was also on hand for the tour. Rich Madeira, Director of the U.S. Account Management Office for Siemens, expressed, “It is eye opening to see firsthand the size and scope of an AUTOParkit System. A tour like this allows us to gain domain expertise that cannot be captured by reviewing a drawing or attending a Teams meeting.”

Siemens and Dasher Lawless meet at City Gateway Project

Siemens and Dasher Lawless meet at City Gateway Project

For more information on the City Gateway Project visit www.visitcitygateway.com.

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.

Dasher Lawless Fast Town Motor Club and Siemens Cocreation Meeting Kickoff

Dasher Lawless Fast Town Motor Club and Siemens Cocreation Meeting Kickoff