Sustainable Mobility – Giravolta

How do you build one platform to manage thousands of vehicles from ten different IoT providers? SEAT:CODE shares its multi-protocol approach for the Giravolta mobility service.

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Introducing SEAT:CODE and the Giravolta mobility platform

SEAT:CODE leverages profits from Volkswagen Group projects to build SaaS products like Giravolta, a platform focused on sustainability and cost reduction.

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Exploring Giravolta's multi-faceted platform architecture

The platform is designed as a multi-tenant, multi-vehicle, and multi-brand solution that supports various mobility modalities with a digital key.

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Giravolta's market verticals and launch timeline

The platform serves diverse markets from corporate mobility to public bike-sharing, with successful launches in cities like Barcelona, Dublin, and Astypalea.

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Understanding the scale and technical stack of Giravolta

A look at the platform's scale, handling thousands of vehicles and trips daily, built with infrastructure as code, Kotlin, and AWS services like ECS and Aurora.

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The IoT foundation of the mobility platform

The platform connects thousands of IoT devices from over ten different providers, processing millions of data inputs and commands daily.

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Comparing connectivity options for IoT devices

An analysis of different connectivity types including TCP, Bluetooth, and LoRa, highlighting their trade-offs for various mobility use cases.

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Optimizing user experience by minimizing command latency

User feedback reveals that command execution latency must be under five seconds to avoid frustration, with the platform currently averaging under two seconds.

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Q&A on development, challenges, and platform security

The team discusses the agile development timeline, the challenges of integrating new vehicle fleets, and the importance of security in the platform's design.