Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOTR20240930011
- Term of Validity
- 1 October 2024 - 1 October 2025
- Company's Country
- Turkey
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- Turkish SME established in 2011, operates a fleet of 7,500 e-bikes and 1,000 e-scooters across 20 cities in Türkiye. Our mission is to enhance urban resilience and reduce carbon emissions through micromobility solutions. As a key player in the sector, we provide IoT tracking and locking devices, develop operational software, and promote the national adoption of micromobility. Our Smart Bicycle Rental System plays a pivotal role in fostering a sustainable transportation culture.
- Full Description
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The company has become a leading micromobility service provider in Türkiye, currently managing a fleet of 7,500 e-bikes, bicycles, and over 1,000 e-scooters across 20 cities. With over a decade of expertise, it has contributed to the transformation of urban mobility, providing efficient, eco-friendly transportation solutions that support the resilience of cities in the face of growing climate change challenges.
The company's Smart Bicycle Rental System has been instrumental in fostering a culture of micromobility in Türkiye, deploying advanced bike-sharing technology on a national scale. This initiative has not only enhanced transportation options in urban areas but has also contributed to reducing congestion and improving air quality in cities.
Company has diversified its activities to include the development and supply of IoT tracking and locking devices for its fleet. These devices enable real-time monitoring, ensuring that the company's vehicles are secure and efficient. It also develops proprietary operational software, offering an integrated platform that seamlessly manages its growing fleet, enhancing user experience and operational efficiency.
In addition to its micromobility services, the company is also emerging as a data service provider, leveraging its IoT devices and fleet operations to generate valuable urban mobility data. This data can be used to enhance city planning, optimize transportation routes, and provide insights into traffic patterns and environmental impact. Its data services also support targeted advertising and location-based recommendations, offering a new layer of value to cities, businesses, and urban planners.
The company's fleet management system ensures optimal vehicle distribution, enhancing accessibility for users, while its IoT devices allow for improved fleet tracking and maintenance. The company is scaling its operations, developing advanced IoT devices, and applying cutting-edge algorithms to optimize fleet management and user engagement.
The company adheres to ISO standards and is committed to maintaining international benchmarks in IoT and software development with a focus on reducing urban congestion, improving air quality, and providing accessible and eco-friendly transportation alternatives. - Advantages and Innovations
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One of its primary strengths is its comprehensive approach to sustainable transportation, integrating advanced technology, IoT devices, and data analytics to enhance the efficiency and accessibility of its services. With over 7,500 e-bikes and bicycles and more than 1,000 e-scooters deployed across 20 cities, its large fleet provides extensive coverage, making micromobility a viable alternative for urban travel.
The Smart Bicycle Rental System, which has played a crucial role in promoting micromobility in Türkiye. This system not only provides users with easy access to shared vehicles but also incorporates IoT tracking and locking devices that ensure security, real-time monitoring, and fleet management. This allows for better vehicle distribution, reduced operational costs, and enhanced user experience.
Focus on developing a SuperApp is another innovative aspect of its strategy. This app will integrate various transportation modes—such as micromobility, public transport, and taxis—offering users a seamless and efficient way to plan and manage their urban journeys. This initiative aims to optimize transportation networks while reducing congestion and emissions in cities.
The company positioning itself as a data service provider by leveraging its IoT-equipped fleet to generate actionable insights for city planning, traffic optimization, and environmental impact assessment. This data-driven approach supports the development of smarter cities, helping urban areas become more resilient and sustainable. - Technical Specification or Expertise Sought
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The company is seeking expertise focused on data optimization and software development to enhance its micromobility services and IoT solutions. The primary objective is to optimize the vast amounts of data collected from its fleet of e-bikes and e-scooters, improving operational efficiency and user experience. Expertise in the following areas is particularly sought:
Data Analytics and Optimization
Specialists in data processing, analysis, and optimization are needed to extract actionable insights from real-time data generated by IoT devices. This includes experience in machine learning algorithms to optimize fleet management, predictive maintenance, and demand forecasting, ensuring the efficient use of resources and vehicle availability.
Software Development and Integration
Developers with expertise in creating scalable software solutions are required to enhance company's operational platform. This includes building a robust back-end system that integrates fleet management, IoT data, and user interfaces into a seamless, scalable solution. Expertise in API development to support external system integration (e.g., public transport, payment systems) is essential.
Real-Time Data Processing
Experts in real-time data processing and cloud computing are sought to ensure quick and reliable data transmission from IoT devices to central systems. This will enable faster decision-making, improve fleet distribution, and optimize vehicle allocation based on real-time demand.
Optimization Algorithms
Expertise in developing advanced algorithms for route optimization, demand forecasting, and user preference prediction is crucial. This will ensure that vehicles are allocated effectively, reducing waiting times and improving customer satisfaction.
Company is seeking partners with expertise in these areas to further its software capabilities, focusing on data-driven optimization to transform urban mobility and provide smarter, more efficient services. - Stage of Development
- Already on the market
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
- Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- IPR status
- IPR granted
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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We are willing to lead a consortium and participate in several others for Driving Urban Transitions (DUT 2024) Call. For the consortium where we take a leading role:
•We will be responsible for software and hardware development to integrate micromobility vehicles with public transportation and promote their use among youth, adolescents, and young adults.
•A leading Turkish research company, specializing in discovering and modeling society's cognitive structures regarding concepts, brands, or products, and developing strategies based on these structures, will also be part of the consortium.
•Additionally, we will ensure the participation of cities from different regions of Türkiye with varying population structures as use case providers.
•For this consortium, we invite partners from other participating countries to guide us in software and hardware design by contributing to the determination of design requirements, including: - Research companies/institutes that can model societal behavior and perception, - Use case provider cities and organizations familiar with local regulations, - Organizations specializing in urban planning and the design/production of urban structures.
For the consortiums in which we may consider being a participant, our contributions may include:
•Providing data from over 7,500 micromobility devices currently active in 20 cities across Türkiye,
•Hardware and software development according to the needs of use case provider cities, including: - Modifying e-scooters and e-bikes to suit the terrain, climate, and ground cover of the use case provider cities, - Designing technically and economically optimized vehicles based on battery capacity and motor power, tailored to usage habits and regulations in these cities, - Developing software and payment systems for the integration of micromobility with public transportation, and implementing incentive campaigns, - Optimizing the integration of the micromobility fleet with public transportation, including timely vehicle placement and the design of operational principles.
•Hardware and software development targeted at children, adolescents, and young adults, including: - Designing safer, more visible, and appealing vehicles for children, adolescents, and young adults, - Implementing software and hardware restrictions that activate when shared micromobility vehicles are rented by children, - Developing hardware (IoT) and software for parental control in fleet vehicles rented by children, or for individual vehicles allocated for children's use, including features such as travel route and time monitoring, route restrictions, fall detection, and parental payment for rental vehicles.
•Identifying use case provider cities within Türkiye that have geographic features, climates, and populations suitable for the project's objectives, and obtaining approvals from more than 20 cities where we have already established fleet operations, as well as over 40 cities with which we have been in close contact since 2011.
•Additional contributions based on your project requirements, which can be discussed further. - Type and Size of Partner
- Big company
- University
- SME 50 - 249
- SME 11-49
- R&D Institution
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 02009004 - Road Vehicles
- 02008006 - Traffic Engineering / Control Systems
- 02009002 - Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
- Market keywords
- 09001005 - Motor vehicles, transportation equipment and parts
- Targeted countries
- All countries