To clarify, we want to design a:
- Mobile app for best tourist places in a specific country (say Spain).
- By bicycle we mean normal bicycle & e-bikes with less than 500 watt power which do not require DRIVING LICENSES.
Next step is to discuss the different user groups:
- Tourists (Solo traveller/group of friends/family) - This is the main user group and their objectives are to explore the popular places in the city (museums, zoo, monuments, sightseeing) and
- Guides/Travel Agency - They may want to include rented bikes to their customers and offer them this optional service.
Needs of the Tourists:
1) Native language of the tourists
2) Locate a bike
3) Get an idea of the cost
4) Start my ride & ride safely
5) Deposit the bike after completing the journey
6) Make payment for the trip
7) Get suggestions of popular places & restaurants during my journey
Solutions for the aforementioned needs:
1) Localization - Have a multi-lingual app which prompts user to select language after installation (English, Spanish, German, French etc.). Have an option to switch language in settings option
2) Locate bikes nearby - Each bike will have a GPS system installed and bikes will be displayed to the user in a map view (he can view which bikes are near him) and go to the respective location to pickup the bike.
1) Localization - Have a multi-lingual app which prompts user to select language after installation (English, Spanish, German, French etc.). Have an option to switch language in settings option
2) Locate bikes nearby - Each bike will have a GPS system installed and bikes will be displayed to the user in a map view (he can view which bikes are near him) and go to the respective location to pickup the bike.
3) Cost - User can select bike types and it will display the cost (per hour, per day basis).
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4) Start my ride- To start the ride there are the following prerequisites
- Setup payment - Setup a payment wallet (Paypal etc.), Credit card, Debit Card
- Unlock the bicycle - Scan QR code to unlock the bike which will start the trip automatically and time will recorded and displayed to the rider
- Safety - Each bike will have a attached helmet to it
5) Deposit the bike - Parking spots will be displayed to the users on app to ensure bikes are parked in high density areas of the city. (users will be provided suggestions of parking spots so that the other riders can find them easily for subsequent trips).
Once a user ends his trip, an invoice/receipt will be displayed and the amount will be deducted from the wallet.
Once a user ends his trip, an invoice/receipt will be displayed and the amount will be deducted from the wallet.
Solution Evaluation:
Solution No.Freq of UsageImpact on UserImpact on BusinessDev. time
Solution No.Freq of UsageImpact on UserImpact on BusinessDev. time
| 1) Localization | Medium | Medium | Medium | Low |
| 2) Locate bikes nearby | High | High | High | Low |
| 3) Bike type & Associated Cost | High | Medium | High | Low |
| 4) Bike Unlocking & Trip Payment | High | High | High | High |
| 5) Deposit Bike (Parking spots) | Medium | Low | Medium | High |
Based on the above priorities, we can decide that 1 & 2 are quick wins, 3&4 are must haves and 5 is nice to have.
To summarize, we want to build a bicycle renting mobile app for tourist with a goal of helping them travel the city using an efficient & clean energy solution that meets their needs. Points #1,2,3 and 4 constitute our MVP
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