The city's Department of Construction wants the towers finished in 2026 to add space in the crowded urban core and pull more riders onto public transport.
Two would rise at Cho Lon bus station, in zones A and B of Cho Lon Ward in the city's Chinatown. The others would go up at Saigon bus station in the downtown Ben Thanh Ward and Tan Phu bus station in Tay Thanh Ward on the northwestern outskirts.
Each 250-square-meter site pairs a 28-meter automated car tower holding 50 vehicles with a seven-story automated tower holding 120 motorbikes.
The modular structures run on automated controls, AI license-plate recognition and a built-in fire-suppression system, at a preliminary VND20 billion (US$760,000) apiece.
Saigon bus station in central Ho Chi Minh City, where one of the automated parking towers is set to be built. Photo by VnExpress/Quynh Tran
