Automated Dockless Bike Powered By IoT & Bluetooth Integrated App Can Be The Future Of Urbanism
About
The client is based in the USA and came up with the unique idea of creating an Uber like sensation using electric scooter without any manual intervention. The internet connected vehicle could be the next big thing in the local transport. These dockless scooters are undoubtedly an asset in moving more people towards sustainable electric transportation. The client seeks a highly advanced and quite scalable mobile application armed with IoT and Bluetooth low energy integration.
Project Highlights
This application can be a big leap on local transport, any user searching for a scooter, gets the status of nearby Scooter point on his app. To start a ride, user needs to scan the QR code placed on the scooter and then it gets authenticated with online server. The mobile application will communicate to scooter hardware using BLE to unlock it, by adopting this process we have developed a very secure ride experience. Track your ride using GPS device integrated in scooter, adaptive ride cost calculation and complete history of rides make the riding experience smooth.
The Scooter uses automated lock-up, once the ride ends. The solution also provide monetization to user by feature called 'charger' which enables the user to earn by registering as a charger, the duty of charger will be
Capture.i.e taking a scooter
Charge, charging the scooter
Release, which is releasing the scooter
This will give an unfair advantage to the application and will boost the popularity in less time. Brainvire integrated third-party payment system and social media handles. The app is also packed with important features as ride history, profile settings, how to ride guidelines, rulebook and more.
The Challenges
- Hardware Integration & ApplicationThe integration of the mobile application with the device in the scooter, exchange of data with the scooter and the app was the primary challenge. Also, the client asked for the connectivity to be sleek and in real time.
- Large Live Data & Application PerformanceA very large pool of data gets collected on the server. A single ride generates a good amount of data that needs to be interchanged with a user application, device, and server. For all real-time tracking to past riding, history depends on data-interchange.
- Huge Amount Of Scooter & Customer DataA very huge amount of Customer and Scooter data will be accumulated.The Customer’s personalized data and the data of the Scooter, like Battery status to Number of rides completed. Every single information needs to be presented seamlessly.
- Misuse of e-ScooterThe Security check and prevention of misuse created a challenge that needed to be tackled by the automated application. The application must handle the issues arose by no manual intervention.
Tech Stack
Laravel
Android
IOS
IOT
Result
Complete Automated System
No need of any manual interventionAdoptive cost calculation
Adoptive cost calculation helps owner and user to gain advantage50K+ downloads, 200K+ rides & USD 2M+ collection
The App received a huge popularity over a short time spanZero Scooter Malfunctioning
The scooter’s safety is 100% ensured because of digital locking feature
