FlashParking has expanded its key mobility services that maximize parking asset utilization and enhance the consumer experience. By teaming up with Bird, developer of shared electric scooters, and EVBox, a manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations, FlashParking is enabling parking facility asset owners and operators to better respond to the rapidly evolving mobility ecosystem, tap into additional revenue streams, and access new customers via differentiated services.
In response to the rapidly growing electric vehicle space, which includes rideshares, scooters, delivery vans and more, FlashParking launched FlashOS earlier this year, the industry's only mobility hub operating system. Powered by open-API architecture, Flash's ecosystem enables asset owners and operators to future-proof parking operations, increase the productivity of existing infrastructure, and create new business models and revenue streams.
"With our industry-leading technology and ecosystem of unique partnerships FlashParking is turning parking garages and surface lots into connected mobility hubs for all types of passengers and vehicles," said Dan Sharplin, CEO of FlashParking. "Parking garages and lots will no longer only be used for parking cars. They will have charging stations for electric cars and scooters, car cleaning services, valet parking, delivery docks, and launching and landing pads for drones."
COVID-19 has changed the mobility landscape, accelerating the need for mobility hubs. Consumers have abandoned mass transit in favor of personal vehicles and last-mile open-air transit options, like Bird, which has seen its ridership and length of rides double. Coupled with mandates in municipalities like California that can require up to 10% of parking spaces have EV charging installed, asset owners and operators now more than ever need a partner to help get real estate ready to meet current consumer demands.
Sharplin added: "FlashParking is demolishing the status quo and delivering technology that empowers asset owners and operators to create and manage mobility hubs that stay in lock-step with evolving consumer habits and mobility technology; the partnerships with Bird and EVBox are just the beginning."
