Abstract: A system that assists a driver with properly positioning a vehicle. Such systems may include an interface to information from vehicle sensor(s), light strip(s), and computing device(s) including one or more tangible computing elements. The computing device(s) may perform steps that include determining a position of the vehicle using the information from the vehicle sensor(s), and generating optical indication(s) using the light strip(s) of an action that the driver should take based on the position. In some aspects, the system is deployed in a carwash bay and assists the driver with properly positioning the vehicle in the carwash bay. The optical indication may be green light to indicate that the vehicle should be moved forward, blue light to indicate that the vehicle should be moved backward, and red light to indicate that the vehicle should be stopped. Also, associated methods.

Abstract: A control system for vehicle wash bays, including one or more controllers, control lines to plural wash bays, and one or more communication links to a common communication hub (e.g., an Ethernet hub) for said controllers. The controllers communicate with plural pay stations for the plural wash bays over the communication links using the common communication hub, and the controllers control the plural wash bays using the control lines responsive to communication with the pay stations. In some embodiments, a computer also communicates with the controllers and with the pay stations over the communication links using the common communication hub.

Abstract: A vehicle washing system. One embodiment includes a carriage, at least two towers attached to the carriage, a drive mechanism that moves the towers about a vehicle, and a plurality of rotating wands recessed into each of the towers. The wands including nozzles through which high pressure fluid is sprayed onto the vehicle. Also, a method of using the system.