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Automated Parking for Bengaluru airport

he Kempegowda International the terminals, according to BIAL. With
Airport (KIA) at Bengaluru will soon the forecourt area of the new terminal
Thave a remote car parking facility currently undergoing a makeover for
for taxis, fitted with automatic ticket- construction of elevated approach and
dispensing towers and boom barriers exit roads for the second terminal, the
with radio-frequency identification parking facility at terminal one was
technology (RIFD). The parking facility proposed to be moved to the newly
will be with a capacity of more than
1,600 taxis. Additionally, the Bangalore constructed parking lots.
International Airport Limited (BIAL), BIAL is also building a multi-modal
which operates KIA, has issued a RFQ transport hub in the forecourt area of
(request for quotation) for supply, terminal 2. The hub will serve as an
installation, testing and commissioning interchange between multiple transport
of a management system for remote car- models, including the future Bengaluru
parking facility at the airport. Metro Rail Corporation Limited public
The facility will accommodate 2,000 bus services, taxis and other modes of
cars to help in all-time taxi availability at transport.

Electric Scooters on rent

ogo,a rental scooter startup is in 10,000 scooters of which some are
talks with Kochi Metro to offer electric and other petrol driven.
Vits service on the premises of On a typical day, more than 40,000
Metro stations. The company is likely to rides happen with an average trip
sign an MoU with Kochi Metro within length of 7-8km. The startup, which
currently sources electric scooters from
the next four months. Vogo is active
manufacturers in India, also has plans to
in Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mysore, bring in Chinese manufacturers to start
Chennai, Mangaluru and Hubli, with manufacturing in India.

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