GUWAHATI: The urban commuter is a disturbed lot. Many a time it happens to us that we have an important engagement or a meeting to catch and after reaching our destination we find that all parking spots have been taken. Valuable time is wasted finding a reliable parking spot. Well, now with Parking Rhino, a mobile-based parking management solution we might have some relief in our busy lives.
ParkingRhino not only finds a parking spot for our vehicle but also assures that it is safe and reliable. Book your parking space using this mobile application even before you reach your destination. ParkingRhino currently has active 12,000+ users who utilise 4 million (40 lakh) parking spaces.
If you are a parking contractor looking for a smooth parking management solution, ParkingRhino is the right tool for you. It is fully digitised and data can be accessed in real-time. The best part is you don’t have to worry about cash transactions as it has digital payment facilities.
On calculating the parking time they found out that drivers have been losing valuable time due to faulty practices. This bothered the young engineers and they took the onus to get it right. Their mission was to get a hassle-free, verified parking for its users and also help the civic bodies streamline its parking areas in an organised manner.
The result was ParkingRhino and Tridib moved to Bengaluru and started working on this smart parking application.
Launched in August 2015, ParkingRhino is about smart parking, convenient parking and many other features like real-time data collection and sharing.
The idea is to digitise the parking industry which is estimated to be $100 billion and growing. Tridib and Mriganka are engineering graduates from Assam Engineering College, Guwahati.
“Our product can be used to solve parking problems in any city around the world, irrespective of the differences in the parking policies and the urban infrastructure. Products based on the ParkingRhino platform can solve problems of parking lot operators & owners, urban motorists, corporates, city planners and administrators,” assure the duo.
“The Parking Rhino software has been adopted by civic agencies in various cities and also by contractors holding large parking areas. So far, the tools provided by ParkingRhino have been successful in managing, tracking and enforcing parking regulations in its area of operation. Now you don’t have to go round in circles searching a space for your vehicle. Our software has been helping drivers to search parking spots in advance in major cities 15 cities in India including all metros and now in Guwahati,” informed Tridib.
ParkingRhino has been recognized by Google, NASSCOM 10K, Tech In Asia, CIO Review, Karnataka Govt., NRL as a smart parking solution for the smart cities. ParkingRhino is currently serving 15 cities in India and has a plan to scale up internationally as well. They are already planning to launch their solution in few South-East Asian countries in next 6 months.
Features of ParkingRhino
Search, navigate and book parking around the city
Paid and valet parking across the city
Details like hourly pricing
Optimal route to the parking destination
Security of parking areas
Availability of car wash facilities
Bonus credible features to keep users engaged include:
Weekend updates of new concerts around,
Nearby bank and ATMs
Weekend outdoor events
What is unique about Parking Rhino?
“Accessible and available real-time information... ParkingRhino is unique due to its customisation capabilities. It is tailored to meet the needs of the client and the users alike. It is about solving your parking issues using digital means allowing you the freedom to customise it as per your needs,” says Mriganka.
Verified Parking Spots and Ratings
Finding a parking spot that is verified and reliable gets easier with ParkingRhino. You have a complete list of the available spots. There is a rating and an algorithm works to figure out the factors. Parking spaces which are not well-maintained and do not meet the minimum standards attract low rating and ultimately get knocked out - ‘crushed’- from the system. There is no space for inferior parking spots which might interfere with the quality that ParkingRhino promises.
Get unorganised parking space organised in less than 2 minutes
The government and the city administration need macro-level data on parking and traffic movement within a city, to manage the traffic efficiently. ParkingRhino has all the essential tools to provide the required macro data to the concerned parties and all the stakeholders for smart cities. As of now, 40 locations in Bengaluru have been successfully digitised by ParkingRhino and more and more city administrations and government bodies are interested in this parking app.
“By digitising the point-of-sale (POS) management solution that ParkingRhino provides eases the revenue generation process for the city administration by utilising parking spaces. This revenue can be calculated in real-time and the administration will be in the know-how of how much has been earned at the end of the day. This additional revenue can help to fund of more verified parking spaces as the government has most of the prime lands within a city,” says Tridib.
For the contractors who get parking spaces on lease from the government ParkingRhino weeds out all kinds of manpower mismanagement. Contractors can sit at their office and manage their parking spaces remotely using auditing tools, revenue analytics and smart alerts with real-time information.
Like most start-ups, it wasn’t easy when ParkingRhino was launched. It took the young minds a lot of pain to convince the stakeholders, parking lot owners and car owners to build the app confidence. Once users became aware of the advantages there was no looking back. The app has been constantly updated to meet the changing environment.
Who does it help?
“The app is for those who want to save time everyday while searching for a parking space. Twenty minutes every day would mean 10 hrs in a month. That is almost half a day. The app might save roughly 6 days in a year. For an office- goer it is almost a week,” smiles Tridib.
It is also a great help to the city administration as cities are getting congested with more and more cars every day. It helps in traffic management to a great extent as parking is a major issue in any city.
How does it work internally for the stakeholders?
It is slowly digitising the parking industry and would be a boon for the numerous smart cities which are in the pipeline. It can work as the perfect parking management tool for a smart city and it is ready to go.
ParkingRhino has started its operations in Guwahati and their mission is to provide efficient parking solution to Guwahati and to other north-eastern cities which have organized parking areas.