From Car Park to City Gateway – HUB Parking Technology Powers Park & Ride Cluj-Napoca

What if leaving your car behind could make your city work better? That's exactly the idea at the heart of Park & Ride Cluj-Napoca. Located along one of the city's main access routes, just minutes from Avram Iancu International Airport, this facility is far more than just a place to park.

It serves as a strategic intermodal gateway, where commuters from surrounding areas can leave their vehicles, pick up a public transport pass, and continue seamlessly into the city center.

The users’ parking ticket becomes a public transport pass, seamlessly continuing their journey into the city center without adding to traffic, searching for space, or the stress that urban driving so often brings. It is this intermodal vision, the fluid connection between private vehicle and public transport makes Park & Ride Cluj-Napoca genuinely distinctive, and that HUB Parking Technology was proud to turn into a tangible solution.

Built from the ground up as a new installation, the Park & Ride features a single-level outdoor area with 863 parking spaces, designed to serve daily commuters, occasional visitors, and public transport users alike. To support this mixed and high-turnover usage, the solution is built on LPR technology (License Plate Recognition), ensuring automated and frictionless entry and exit. Payment is equally seamless, from cash to Apple Pay and Google Pay, handled through indoor pay stations with advanced cash recycling technology, while real-time availability information guides drivers from the moment they approach, reducing congestion before it even forms.

The Cluj-Napoca project is a compelling example of how smart parking technology, when aligned with a clear urban vision, can deliver real impact for commuters, for cities, and for the environment.

Read the full case study to explore the technology, the challenges, and the impact behind this project.

About HUB Parking Technology

HUB Parking Technology is the brand of FAAC Technologies that develops, manufactures, installs, and provides after-sales services for Parking Access and Revenue Control Systems. HUB controls all product phases from design to code writing, to distribution, installation, and post-installation support through an extensive network of company branches and value-added partners worldwide.

HUB product range, Jupiter, is designed for long term performance, to future-proof the operators and owners’ investments: thanks to scalable features and enhanced serviceability, it streamlines the parking experience for users while providing a profitable and easy to manage solution to operators. HUB software allows PARCS management 24/7 from anywhere, through a multi-tenant cloud and/or on-premises architecture. Consumer mobile apps for reservation and operator apps for validation complete the system range with solutions catering to transient and contract parkers. Visit www.hubparking.com to learn more.