BION reduces CapEx and OpEx through innovation

BION single-handedly coordinates and operates all parking lot events autonomously, accelerates operators' ability to fix unforeseen issues, and monitors space occupancy.

99%
Positive reviews
65%
Reduced operating costs
87
Fully automated parking lots
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Expertise
  • Business Analysis
  • User Experience
  • Design & Interaction
  • Mobile & Frontend development
  • Backend Development
  • Quality Assurance
Platforms
  • Mobile app
  • Web
What we delivered
  • Android native app
  • Web Application
  • Control System Platform

The challenge

Managing around 90.000 indoor parking spots and envisioning continuous growth, Telpark faced a challenge in its expansion due to the high operating and system installation expenses in new spaces. Moreover, existing market systems did not meet Telpark's need for continuous innovation due to their lack of flexibility.

Premium Minders looking happy and focused working on the project
A showcase of multiple screens of the application

The solution

In contrast to black box products offered by industry manufacturers, BION is not only fully managed by operators but is also highly flexible, which enables continuous innovation, allowing the operator to create solutions unavailable in the market. For users, the technology is very convenient. Not only does it eliminate the need for physical cards that can be easily lost, but its overall reliability translates into a positive experience in 99% of cases. Currently, BION is installed in about half of Telpark’s app-enabled parking lots.

Screenshot of the web application used by park operators

Architecture and
Technology

  • Android Development
  • Ansible
  • Scala
  • Java
  • Protobuf
  • Kafka
  • React
  • PostgreSQL
A large and orange BION paying machine in an indoor parking lot

The results

BION has transformed parking lots' operational and maintenance costs by facilitating the centralization of operations for multiple facilities while also achieving advancements in fraud reduction, dematerialization, and user-friendliness. When implementing the system in new spaces, costs were diminished by 65% and the installation takes just one week. Moreover, the system's flexibility makes it possible to add new features every month.

The process

  • Strategy

    Strategy

    • Research and discovery
    • MVP Concept
    • Product Roadmap
  • Experience

    Experience

    • User Experience
    • Design and Interaction
    • Usability Test
  • Build

    Build

    • Development
    • Quality Assurance
    • DevOps
  • Launch

    Launch

    • Cloud Hosting
    • In-house hosting
    • App Store Launch
  • Growth

    Growth

    • New Features
    • Monitoring and support
    • Analytics
"Premium Minds has a strong ability to handle high-complexity projects and has the tools to meet all our needs."
Luis Ramírez, Off-Street Information Technology Director at Telpark
A long and empty indoor parking lot.

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