Mobility 4.0: the best apps and platforms for finding parking and avoiding traffic violations

He traffic of large cities, often aggravated by parking search, involves wasted time, increased fuel expenses and potentially severe penalties. In the City of Buenos Aireswhere cars exceed parking availability, this problem is even more evident.

In this context, intelligent mobility uses technology to provide solutions to everyday challenges, without abandoning the mobile phone. This means find available parking spaces without committing a traffic violation, as well as exclusive or measured areas which can be paid with different payment methods.

So, what are the apps and platforms that help you get around the city by car.

Boti

Originally designed to facilitate government procedures, Boti has become a valuable assistant for parking-related questions in the city of Buenos Aires.

Only with start a conversation on WhatsApp and provide your current location or desired addressthe chatbot responds quickly with information on parking rules in that specific area.

Before you start using it, make sure add Boti to your WhatsApp contact list, both on Android phones and iPhones. The contact number is +54 911 5050-0147. Then, you need to start a new conversation, as if it were with a friend, acquaintance or family member.

To find parking in the city of Buenos Aires, Boti offers several options:

You can type “where to park” or “parking” to activate the query options.

If you choose to search by current location (option “A”), Boti will prompt share your phone location. For this you will have to access the configuration menu and enable GPS. The chatbot, for its part, will provide detailed information on the parking rules in that specific area: whether it is possible to park or not, on which side of the road and at what time it is allowed to do so.

You can also choose option “B” (Search by address), you just have to do it write the exact address where parking is considered. Boti will process the information and promptly report on the parking regulations at that location.

However, if what you are looking for is a general overview of the parking rules to avoid any kind of surprises, that’s what option “C” is for. Boti will remember the general guidelines according to the Highway and Transport Code of Buenos Aires.

Finder parking

An Argentine startup presented its tool for active drivers with strategic parking in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires (CABA). Regard Finder parkinga complete solution that addresses a daily problem of Buenos Aires residents: find parking.

From search to booking to payment, every feature has been crafted to provide a safe and hassle-free experience. You just need to log in to this service page with a Gmail account and complete the registration information to create a user.

Seeker Parking seeks to not only optimize time and resources when searching for parking, but also address problems associated with street parking, such as vehicle damage and uncertainty about availability and pricing.

Since its founding in 2021, the startup has formed alliances with iconic places like the Movistar Arena Luna Park, Madero BoardWalk and Art Media Complex where they efficiently manage their parking lots. They are also present in stadiums of the River, Vélez Sarsfield, Estudiantes de La Plata and Campo Argentino de Polo.

In addition to providing parking reservations, Seeker Parking stands out for integrating technology to enhance the parking experience efficient space management for ownersoperators, manufacturers, stadiums and more.

The company seeks to expand into new cities, implement innovative technologies and form strategic alliances. Therefore, integration with highways and toll systems is among its future plans to offer motorists convenient access to associated parking and automated payment solutions, further improving the efficiency of urban travel.

Blinkay: Paid parking

Leaving your vehicle parked improperly can cause serious headaches. Therefore, apps that allow you to locate this type of measured places and being able to pay them from your mobile phone is nowadays a practical and reliable tool.

Blinkay -available for Android and iOS- allows you to create a profile from an email account, establish a user and enter the password.

In the app menu you can enter the following payment methods: debit card, credit card or Mercado Pago. It can also be paid in cash, in companies participating in the system.

There are two options to pay: prepaid and postpaid.

With the prepaid method, for example, each user chooses the number of hours you wish to park and pay the total in advancealways from your cell phone.

In postepay, however, there are more possibilities. You can choose between the number of hours you want, start the parking session, but you can stop it whenever you want, paying only for the time used.

In both options, Blinkay will send a file warning when there are five minutes left, five minutes of parking and will allow you to extend the duration of the session.

Users must download the Blinkay app (available for Android and iOS) and create, from an email account, a username and password. In the app you can enter the following payment methods: debit card, credit card or Mercado Pago. It can also be paid in cash, in companies participating in the system.

The step by step after parking:

1. Confirm the location where the car was parked.
2. Add your vehicle’s license plate.
3. Choose your payment method: prepaid or postpaid.
4. Select the time period you want to park.
5. Pay in full.

You can stop the session whenever you want and pay only what you have paid up to that point. It is also possible to request it extend the term and then pay the entire surplus.