Taiwan-based electric scooter brand Gogoro announced on Thursday that it has jointly developed a smart parking bollard that uses Gogoro's battery swapping technology, in conjunction with EcoLumina Technologies Inc., a domestic eco-lighting systems developer.
The collaboration also means EcoLumina becomes the latest partner to join Gogoro's Powered by Gogoro Network (PBGN) program, the company said.
The solution involves the TL Intelligent Parking Bollard system developed by EcoLumina and is powered by Gogoro Network's intelligent swappable batteries, according to Gogoro.
The Gogoro Network is a cloud service that utilizes machine learning and artificial intelligence to connect GoStations, battery swapping stations designed to exchange used batteries for charged ones.
The smart parking bollard system has already entered mass production, the company said.
EcoLumina plans to have 500 intelligent bollards installed in New Taipei parking spaces by the end of 2021 that will open for use around the beginning of 2022, Gogoro said.
By the end of 2022, 6,000 bollards will be set up around Taiwan, it added.
The smart parking system is expected to save time when connecting smart bollards to an electricity supply, and also negate the need for underground wired connections.
Through Gogoro's smart battery-swapping technology, EcoLumina will be able to accelerate its plans for installing bollards and making such facilities more widespread, Gogoro said.
One Gogoro Network smart battery can provide each smart parking bollard with enough power to run continuously for at least two weeks, according to Gogoro.
Building smart parking bollards can also improve accuracy in issuing parking charge notices and make parking management more efficient.
The technology can also identify different types of illegal parking to optimize rule enforcement.
In the future, smart technology in combination with various internet of things (IoT) applications could be used for smart traffic lights and smart road signs to reduce energy consumption, Gogoro said.
Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel