ICVS docking bay ICVS IC card 2. Automation of management Members can easily complete all rental and return procedures themselves using screens set up at docking bays. Since the IC cards function as vehicle keys, members need not pick-up, return, or keep vehicle keys. Fees are automatically calculated. Calculation of user fees is done automatically, lightening the system manager's burden.
Members can also have fees automatically paid out of their bank account.
The ICVS City Pal features the following technologies for automating the management of operations. Automatic parking and vehicle docking A host of technologies installed in each docking bay, including magnetic rails, guidance cables and ultrasonic sensors, enables vehicles to be parked and moved in and out of docking bays automatically. If the battery charge level on any vehicle returned to a docking bay is low, it is automatically moved to the recharging terminal so that the battery can be recharged. When the battery gets low, the engine automatically kicks in. The driver can get in and out of the vehicle by stepping on the step decks positioned at the front and back as well as on both sides, so the vehicle can be parked in extremely tight quarters.