ampido

ampido is a German parking-space sharing brand operated as a digital platform for renting and letting parking spaces. According to its own website, the company positions itself as the German market leader for the digital management of private parking spaces. Its core idea is that the parking problem in cities is not a shortage of spaces but the fact that many existing spaces remain unused; by enabling multiple use of parking areas, ampido aims to allocate free spaces more efficiently, reduce parking pressure, improve urban mobility and contribute to more sustainable use of resources. For drivers, ampido offers a search form and an app-based process in three steps: search for a nearby free parking space for immediate or advance use, book it up to 90 days ahead with online payment, and then navigate directly to the space. The app also allows users to open barriers. For space owners, ampido rents unused parking areas — such as employee parking, private underground garages, hotel and supermarket spaces, and development properties — and re-lets them flexibly by the hour, day or week. The company states that it has already rented over 32,000 m² of parking area and that more than 250,000 registered users use its app. ampido also works with municipalities that are reducing public on-street parking, offering off-street capacity as a complement. The brand claims that 30% of inner-city traffic is parking search traffic with CO2 emissions of 5 million tonnes, framing its service as part of the urban transport transition. Its website cites recognition such as "Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen" and positive user and press testimonials. The company cooperates with major real-estate companies, according to its landlord page. Ownership, founding year and headquarters are not specified in the available evidence.

The available evidence does not provide a dated corporate history for ampido. What can be established from the brand's own materials is its operating model and self-described position. ampido presents itself as a German parking-space sharing platform and, on its landlord-facing page, as the German market leader for the digital management of private parking spaces. Its stated mission is to remove as many parked cars as possible from the streets and give that space back to the city, relying on existing resources and optimizing the use of off-street capacity. The model works on two sides. On the supply side, ampido rents unused parking areas — employee parking, private underground garages, hotel and supermarket spaces, and development properties — and re-lets them flexibly by the hour, day or week. The company states it has already rented over 32,000 m² of parking area and cooperates with major real-estate companies. On the demand side, more than 250,000 registered users use the ampido app to find a nearby space, book it in advance and be navigated to the destination. Drivers can reserve up to 90 days ahead and pay online, and the app can open barriers. ampido frames its activity within the urban transport transition: it argues that the problem is not a lack of parking spaces but that many existing spaces remain unused, and that multiple use of parking areas reduces parking pressure, improves urban mobility and supports more sustainable resource use. It also states that more and more municipalities work with it to mitigate the effects of removing public on-street parking. The website cites the recognition "Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen" and positive user and press testimonials. Founding year, founders, headquarters and ownership are not given in the supplied evidence.

• ampido operates a parking-space sharing platform in Germany, letting unused private parking areas and offering app-based search, booking and payment for drivers.

• The company states it has rented over 32,000 m² of parking area from landlords including employee parking, private underground garages, hotels, supermarkets and development properties.

• ampido reports more than 250,000 registered users using its app to find, book and navigate to parking spaces.

• The website cites the recognition "Ausgezeichneter Ort im Land der Ideen" (Outstanding Place in the Land of Ideas).

German market leader for the digital management of private parking spaces, promoting multiple use of existing off-street parking capacity as a contribution to the urban transport transition.

• ampido app

  Mobile app for drivers to search for nearby parking spaces, book up to 90 days in advance, pay online, open barriers and navigate to the space.

• Parking space letting for landlords

  ampido rents unused parking areas for a fixed price and re-lets them flexibly by the hour, day or week.

1. 1ampido Parkplatz Sharing - Parkplätze mieten und vermietenampido.com
2. 2ampido Parkplatz Sharing - Parkplätze mieten und vermieten (Vermieter)ampido.com
3. 3ampidowikidata.org