Mobile apps transforming the future of parking

(CNN) — An era of fumbling for spare change and driving in circles in search for a parking space may be coming to a close.

Drivers across the nation and around the world are turning to mobile apps, websites and other forms of technology to both find and pay for parking with greater efficiency. At the same time, major U.S. cities and a new wave of startups are working to simplify the parking process, perhaps marking a revolution in the parking industry, experts say.