LONDON: Parkopedia and SoundHound AI have introduced an in-vehicle voice AI (artificial intelligence) parking agent as part of SoundHound’s in-car voice commerce platform.
Parkopedia is the world’s leading connected car services provider, while SoundHound AI is a global leader in voice and conversational AI.
The collaboration integrates Parkopedia’s extensive global parking database, covering more than 90 million spaces in over 20,000 cities, with SoundHound’s in-car voice commerce platform.
Drivers can now simply ask their vehicle to find parking, compare real-time prices and availability and complete payments on the spot, all within seconds and all by voice.
The new Parkopedia AI Agent provides proactive, intelligent recommendations, such as suggesting parking near a destination, surfacing special offers like ‘first hour free’ and presenting real-time availability and pricing options.
Example of a scenario:
DRIVER: “Navigate me to Grand Central Market, LA.”
AI VOICE AGENT: “Navigating to Grand Central Market. Parking looks busy at Grand Central Market. Would you like me to find you available parking near your destination?”
DRIVER: “Yes, please.”
AI VOICE AGENT: “There are five parking locations near Grand Central Market. The closest is Nevada Boulevard with availability and a pre-paid payment option. I’ve shown the associated costs on screen, would you like to reserve a spot?”
DRIVER: “Yes, please reserve it.”
AI VOICE AGENT: “Your parking is confirmed and paid, the first hour is free. Navigation is set.”
“At Parkopedia, our goal has always been to remove friction from parking, a traditionally challenging element that detracts from the driving experience,” said Parkopedia chief product officer Duncan Licence.
“By integrating our global parking database with SoundHound’s advanced voice AI, we’re making it possible for drivers to seamlessly find, reserve and pay for parking using nothing more than their voice in a major step forward in convenience and safety on the road.”
“Agentic voice commerce is redefining how drivers interact with their vehicles, allowing them to make hands-free purchases and complete transactions on the go. Parking is a natural next application,” said SoundHound AI COO Michael Zagorsek.
“Together with Parkopedia, we’re giving drivers a fully conversational, hands-free way to find and pay for parking on the go. It's part of our broader vision to make everyday in-car tasks effortless, intelligent and connected.”
The partnership between Parkopedia and SoundHound will be showcased at SoundHound’s CES 2026 booth in the Las Vegas Convention Centre (West Hall, Booth #5867) on Jan 6 – 9, 2026.
