ParkMate, a Smart Parking Startup based in Moradabad has launched a FASTag-enabled Smart Parking with the help of Lucknow Nagar Nigam. The facility has been launched in Lucknow’s Hazratganj Market in Uttar Pradesh.
ParkMate has an ambitious plan to automate major parking lots in UP in the coming years. According to ParkMate, its smart parking facility will solve the problem of illegal parking which will eventually ease traffic congestion.
About ParkMate
ParkMate provides a seamless parking experience for users, city administrations, and businesses. With ParkMate’s app, Lucknow’s citizens won’t have to search or even visit a parking lot. Through ParkMate’s app, users can get their cars picked up and dropped off at the location of their choice.
How Does It Work?
The startup has introduced the DROP & SHOP service, which allows users to enter their parking location, where a valet will pick up the car and park it in a nearby authorized parking lot.
ParkMate’s three-tier system offers an integration of the FASTag + ANPR +UniPay system which uses HD cameras, an inbuilt controller, and its in-house software to automatically scan license plates and permit/log vehicle entry.
With ParkMate, the attendants are OTP verified and the cars are GPS-tagged so that users can track the car’s live movement. When the customer needs his car, he/she has to click on ‘Get my car’ and it will be delivered back safely wherever they want.
Official Statement
Mr. Dhananjaya Bharadwaj, Co-founder and CEO, ParkMate said, “Traffic congestion costs the 4 major cities of India an economic loss of ₹ 1.4 lakh crore annually. More than 25% of traffic congestion happens due to parking congestion. Finding a parking space is getting more and more challenging with the increasing number of vehicles on the road. Despite this, most multilevel car parking in India are hardly working operating on their 30-50% occupancy.”
He adds, “So, to end the culture of haphazard parking of vehicles, we have come up with sophisticated solutions that address all these concerns. We have a different approach than our contemporaries to solving this problem and we are glad that Uttar Pradesh’s Govt has given us a chance to showcase our services. Also, ParkMate services are paperless which makes us the most eco-friendly and the only paperless parking company in India.”