Bike Rental Software with No Analogs

Reinforcement of green mobility in Europe

Overview

A Danish e-bike rental provider approached Euristiq with an idea to develop a smart bike rental software solution with no analogs on the market. This system had to provide easy management of electric bicycles.

One of the top priority task was to design scalable architecture from scratch, taking into account time to market, which was critical. We helped our client with bike rental application development and in 3 months the solution went live in several European cities.

Location
Europe
Industry
Manufacturing
Transportation and logistics
Service line
Software engineering
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The client's project offers real-time bike tracking, flexible pricing, and smart redistribution, making it a valuable tool for both users and administrators. Our team successfully transformed the client’s concept into a scalable, fully operational system in just three months.
Pavlo Tkhir cheif technology officer, Euristiq
Pavlo Tkhir
CTO, Euristiq

Outcomes

  • Delivered a scalable bike rental software system in just 3 months, supporting 200K+ users and over 1.5M trips in its first few months of operation.
  • Enabled real-time tracking and management of bike fleets across multiple cities, providing users with accurate bike availability and location visualization.
  • Integrated an onboard tablet with GPS for each bike, allowing users to plan routes and manage bookings while enabling operators to monitor fleet status in real time.
  • Ensured secure, intuitive payments through integration with Altapay, offering seamless transactions and cash flow tracking tools for administrators.
bike rental app development
Services:
  1. Architecture engineering
  2. UI/UX
  3. Integration with payment systems
  4. Front-end/back-end development
  5. Requirements elaboration
  6. Quality assurance
  7. Mobile app development
Technologies:
  • ASP.NET
  • MVC
  • SQL
  • Memcached
  • Android
  • HTML/CSS/JavaScript
  • Altapay
  • Google Maps
  • StructureMap
  • jQuery
  • Bootstrap
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Solutions

Intelligent and scalable bike rental software application

Our team of three engineers collaborated with our client to create a complex bike rental management system that consists of the administration website and a mobile app for users. It offers a real-time overview, displaying the current location and status of all bikes in operation. This view allows for a quick assessment of the entire bike fleet, including docked bikes and those currently in use. Furthermore, our Administration Website includes notification and reporting tools that empower operators to efficiently manage the system.

An Android app for bike tablets

The bikes come equipped with an integrated tablet PC. This onboard tablet, complete with a built-in GPS, allows users to plan routes around the town, and review their bookings, and it regularly relays information to the backend system. The backend, in turn, enables the help desk to closely monitor the system, track bike locations, and promptly resolve any issues that may arise.
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Flexible price management system

Our bike rental software offers administrators the flexibility to effortlessly create various pricing plans, including daily, weekly, monthly, and custom subscription options. Additionally, it allows for price adjustments based on specific days, such as reducing rates on national holidays. The Accountant tools facilitate cash flow tracking and seamlessly integrate with the payment provider. High standards of secure and intuitive payment are achieved through the integration with the Altapay system.

Smart redistribution system

Moreover, our bike rental booking app helps users identify docking stations with a high or low amount of bikes. For enhanced maintenance efficiency, an automatic repair system gives administrators an opportunity to temporarily block bikes from being booked or removed from the system while they await pickup for necessary repairs.

Results

The sophisticated IoT solution for e-bike rentals comprises both an administration website and a user-friendly mobile app. Every e-bike is equipped with a GPS navigation system. Upon activation, users gain access to a map on their tablet, which displays their current location and assists in locating the nearest docking station. For administrators, the system offers a real-time overview that reveals the precise locations and operational statuses of all bikes. The system also has an integration with a payment platform, offering users a range of diverse pricing plans.

This city bike rental system has been in production for over six years, and the IoT software has become the official urban bicycle booking system in the Danish metropolitan area. With more than 130 electric bike stations spread across Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, and Rødovre, this system promotes green and healthy transport and helps reduce congestion and CO2 emissions.

2M
Trips
Approximate amount of trips taken during a few first months.
200K+
Users
E-bike rental app users during a few first months.
130+
Stations
Electric bike stations spread across Copenhagen.
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