Carten

The end of circling the block

AI-powered parking intelligence that predicts availability before you arrive. Real-time. Accurate. Revolutionary.

The parking crisis in numbers

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Every single trip
The average time drivers spend circling for a parking spot in major U.S. cities
INRIX Research
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Gone every year
Hours lost per driver annually to the search for parking, equivalent to over 2 full work days
INRIX Research
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Of city traffic
Nearly a third of urban congestion is caused by drivers cruising for available parking
Parknav
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Time saved
Potential reduction in parking search time with smart real-time availability data
Smart parking studies

Urban parking is broken. We're fixing it.

The current parking ecosystem operates on outdated infrastructure, fragmented data, and zero predictive intelligence. The result? Lost productivity, environmental damage, and daily frustration for millions of drivers.

930M gal

of gasoline wasted annually by U.S. drivers searching for parking

Source: Parknav 2025

18.6B lbs

of CO₂ emitted each year from unnecessary parking searches in the U.S.

Source: Parknav 2025

$95.7B/yr

in economic costs from parking pain—fines, overpaying, and wasted time

Source: INRIX 2017

1M barrels

of oil burned globally every single day just searching for parking

Source: Parknav 2025

What parking costs you

Drag the slider to see how your daily search time adds up over a year. The numbers might surprise you.

Daily time searching for parking10 min
1 min15 min30 min
42hours
Lost per year
$3,425
Wasted annually
100gal
Fuel burned
889kg
CO₂ emitted

Based on INRIX Research economic cost models and EPA fuel consumption data for urban driving.

See it in action

Explore simulated parking availability across city blocks throughout the day. Watch how patterns shift from morning to night.

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Simulated data for demonstration purposes. Actual availability powered by real-time multi-source aggregation.

Mapping the world's parking

Building a global parking intelligence grid, one city at a time.

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Built for the future of mobility

A comprehensive parking intelligence platform that combines real-time data, predictive analytics, and seamless UX to transform how cities park.

Real-Time Availability

Live parking spot detection powered by multi-source data fusion. Know exactly where to park before you even arrive.

  • Sub-minute refresh rates
  • Multi-sensor validation
  • Confidence scoring per spot

Enterprise-grade technology

Built on a modern, scalable stack designed for real-time data processing and city-scale deployment.

Multi-Source Data Fusion

Aggregating and normalizing data from diverse inputs including traffic APIs, GPS telemetry, crowdsourced signals, and infrastructure sensors.

ML-Powered Predictions

Custom predictive models with zone-specific training for residential, commercial, and event-driven parking patterns.

Edge Computing Architecture

Low-latency processing at the edge for real-time availability updates and instant notification delivery.

Privacy-First Infrastructure

Block-level aggregation, zero PII storage, and transparent data practices built into our core architecture.

Powered by 10+ validated data sources with multi-source confidence scoring
The Road Ahead

Building the Future of
Autonomous Mobility

Today we solve parking. Tomorrow, we power the next generation of agentic autonomous driving with the most comprehensive urban spatial data infrastructure.

Phone Location Data

Anonymous, aggregated location signals from mobile devices to understand real-time urban movement patterns.

Connected Vehicles

Direct integration with modern vehicles to capture precise parking events and availability data.

Unified Parking Grid

A comprehensive spatial grid mapping every parking spot—on-street, off-street, and private—across cities.

Agentic AI Infrastructure

The foundational data layer that enables autonomous vehicles to navigate, park, and optimize routes intelligently.

From finding parking to powering autonomous navigation

Be first to experience intelligent parking

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Meet the team

We're a team of engineers and operators passionate about solving urban mobility challenges.

AJ

Aditya Jasti

CEO, Co-Founder

Sophomore in Computer Science at San Diego State University. Drives growth strategy, React development, and partnerships to bring Carten to cities nationwide.

NV

Nikita Volobuiev

CTO, Co-Founder

Sophomore in Computer Science at San Diego State University. Specializes in machine learning, data pipelines, and backend infrastructure.