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busparrot Executive Summary

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  busparrot Executive Summary V-ROBOTICS PASSENGER INFORMATION SYSTEMS PVT LTD is a start-up company incubated in IIMK LIVE (Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode) having registered office and factory in Palakkad, India. It incorporated in 2017 with a passion to work with AI passenger information infrastructure for cities to promote public transport systems through its modernisation and digital transformation with an aim to reduce city traffic, carbon emission,accidents and fossil fuel consumption.     Transportation is the largest source of carbon emissions and the personal automobile is the single greatest polluter. One day breathing in Delhi is equivalent to smoking fifty cigarettes!. Odd-even like rules to solve the problem by promoting public transportation through the elimination of cars was largely unsuccessful and was counterproductive to economic growth. Improved public transport infrastructure instead of enforcing people by law is the right solution to t...

Revolutionizing Transportation: Embracing Mobility as a Platform

Introduction: In today's fast-paced world, transportation plays a vital role in our daily lives. As cities become more congested, finding efficient and sustainable ways to move from point A to point B is a pressing concern. This is where the concept of "mobility as a platform" comes into play. By integrating various transportation services into a unified digital ecosystem, mobility as a platform is revolutionizing the way we travel, offering convenience, flexibility, and sustainability. 1. A New Era of Transportation: Mobility as a platform marks a paradigm shift in transportation. It brings together different modes of transportation, including public transit, ride-hailing, bike-sharing, car-sharing, and more, into a single platform. This integration enables users to plan, book, and pay for their trips seamlessly, making travel more convenient and efficient. 2. Multimodal Options for Seamless Journeys: One of the key features of mobility as a platform is its emphasis on m...

Why the ICT passenger information infrastructure indeed in this post Covid era

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- Buses are the greenest mode of public transport, but the unfortunate Covid19 pulled down the public transport industry in to a very pathetic situation and the stakeholders and employees behind are in the verge of suicide - Around 90% of public transport schedules are still in uncertainty and the bus passengers are struggling for bus information at the bus stations and the bus stops - Lot of passengers chooses cars and bikes instead of public transports due to the lack of proper passenger information infrastructure - Recent studies indicates that the increased use of private vehicles instead of public transports due to the pandemic led to a boom in traffic - 50% above pre-virus averages - Zero public transport passenger information infrastructure even in this digital era is shame to our Digital India - It clearly figure out the urgent need of some passenger information infrastructure in the post covid era for the rejuvenation  of the public transport industry - Passenger informati...

busparrot Brand Story

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Introduction In India, parrot is the symbol of talk, knowledge and prediction. The idea behind the logo and the brand story is a passenger information parrot, helping passengers at the bus stations, bus stops, buses and mobile phones. A Passenger Assistance and Real-time Route and Orientation Tracking (PARROT) System. Background Typically in India, in various public modes of commutation including bus, ferry, taxies etc, the service providers canvasses the passengers by employing either an employee. These employees loudly announce the destination of the vehicle and various intermittent stops of the vehicle. He announces Next Stop also before arriving every stops for the inside passengers. These employees employed in buses are known as “cleaners”. In Kerala sometimes they are called as Kilis (kili means bird) as they are always tweets passenger information loudly all time in the bus on the go. That inspired us to choose the name bus parrot and leaded development of buspa...

busparrot Founders Story

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busparrot Founders Story Founder Details                      Chandran K                                                               Satheesh C “A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It's where the rich use public transportation”  – Gustavo Petro, Mayor of Bogotá “The vision of Digital India is to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy”  –  Modiji, PM of India Above two quotes and daily news on city traffic and pollution inspired me - Satheesh C and Chandran K - the founders of busparrot and lead to decided to work for the digital transformation of public transport. Our technology expertise helped us in saving lot of development fund. Even though it has taken few...

busparrot –Venture Story

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Introduction busparrot is an ICT, IoT passenger information platform for the public transport industry helping bus passengers to move in public transport by making real time bus information available at bus stations, bus stops, buses and passenger mobile apps. The Problem One day breath in Delhi is equivalent to smoking fifty cigarettes! Traffic congestion and pollution are common problem faced by most cities and is going more worsen day to day. Odd-even like rules to solve the problem by promoting public transportation through the elimination of cars was largely unsuccessful and was counterproductive to the economic growth. Improved public transport infrastructure and its promotion is the only choice to solve this problem. Buses are the most common modes of public transport, but with zero passenger information infrastructures in bus stations, buses, and bus stops even in this digital era in many countries. Causes a lot of passengers avoids public transports ...