Tainan’s parking spaces are 100% smarter. The new version of the APP can also notify people that charging spaces are occupied.

The new version of the "Tainan Hao Stop" APP will be fully launched on November 16, adding LINE Pay, Quanying+Pay, credit card binding and automatic payment services, and can also report that the dedicated charging slot is occupied. 100% of the city’s 15,000 roadside parking spaces have been equipped with IoT devices, and smart parking services are being continuously upgraded to make it easier for people to find parking spaces and pay parking fees.

The Transportation Bureau stated that the new version of the APP uses cloud services and strengthens information security protection, optimizes the menu, login and map search interfaces, integrates parking rates and real-time vacancy information, and adds multiple mobile payment, automatic payment and dedicated charging slot occupancy notification functions. Currently, a stress test is being carried out in the early stages of the launch, and it is expected to be fully launched on the 16th.

Currently, Tainan has built 4,200 smart parking posts and 18,000 geomagnetic equipment, and the IoT implementation rate of roadside parking grids has reached 100%. Among them, smart parking pillars are built through private self-pickup BOT projects, use license plate recognition to automatically issue tickets, and provide on-site payment methods such as electronic tickets, gradually improving the efficiency of parking management.

Mayor Huang Weizhe said that parking charges are a traffic management tool, which aims to increase the turnover rate and utilization rate of parking spaces, improve long-term occupancy problems, and allow parking resources to be used effectively. After the introduction of the smart roadside parking management system, the parking turnover rate increased by 35.96% and the utilization rate increased by 80.25%. It also made payment more convenient through paperless transactions.

The Transportation Bureau pointed out that the city government uses parking data for operations management, regional governance and predictive analysis. The survey shows that 85% of the public agree with smart roadside parking services, 89% are satisfied with the convenience of multiple payment methods, and 97% support the city government’s promotion of smart parking. The "Tainan Hao Stop" APP is downloaded an average of more than 40,000 times every year, with a cumulative membership of more than 110,000.

The Transportation Bureau stated that the number of APP payments per year has exceeded 1.26 million. The city government promotes multiple payments, saving supermarkets more than 23 million yuan in collection expenses every year, of which APP saves more than 5 million yuan every year. After the new version of the APP is launched, it will further improve the convenience of parking information inquiry and payment, and reduce the time and fuel consumption of car owners looking for parking spaces.