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                                                                            untapped.  ValetEZ  has  identified
                                                                            this gap and is working on products
                                                                            aimed at India’s unique two-
                                                                            wheeler needs. “The two-wheeler
                                                                            market is still untapped in terms of
                                                                            tech integration. We are working
                                                                            on automation solutions to better
                                                                            serve this segment,” shared Ashray
                                                                            Bhalwal, pointing to the potential
                                                                            for significant advancements in
                                                                            a sector deeply intertwined with
                                                                            Indian urban mobility.

                                                                            Public-Private Partnerships
                                                                            as Key Enablers

                                           planning, “If we stop thinking that   Public-private partnerships (PPPs)
                                           the human is the best designer of   are a powerful tool for scaling urban
                                           a city, it enables us to focus more   mobility solutions,  particularly  in
                                           on relevant tasks, because if we   a country as large and diverse as
                                           outsource our planning to expert   India. By leveraging the expertise
                                           systems like AI…we can use more   and resources of both sectors, PPPs
                                           data sources such as from public   enable cities to deploy advanced
                Dushyant Deshpande         transport to other information like   technologies without bearing the
                       SkyToll             sensor data, weather development,   full financial burden. PPP is always
          instance, is setting up a domestic   changes of landscape and so on,   an  advanced  and nice  platform
                                                                            for the concessionaires and the
          manufacturing base to produce    to build the city of tomorrow…in a   public...this is directly or indirectly
          innovative solutions tailored    much more efficient way.”        integrated with the money which
          to Indian conditions.  Dushyant   The two-wheeler market in India   is collected from the customer
          Deshpande, Director at SkyToll,   presents additional opportunities, as   side, people side, and civilian side,
          said, “We want to have a very    solutions specifically for motorbikes   said Vishal Darad.  According to
          robust plan for contribution to   and scooters remain relatively   Michael Bredehorn, there needs to
          Make in India. We are setting up a
          manufacturing base here in India
          for India and the outside world.”

           Michael Bredehorn, Business
          Development representative at
          Bernard Gruppe, talked about
          the potential AI has for smart city

















                 Michael Bredehorn
                   Bernard Gruppe


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