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Inrix expands in-car parking services with PayByPhone partnership

Inrix is to integrate on-street parking data provided by Canadian company PayByPhone into its end-to-end parking solution for the connected car. According to Inrix, the partnership strengthens the prediction capabilities of its On-Street Parking by adding historical and real-time parking transaction information. It also adds significant coverage to the company’s in-car payment solution in North America and Europe. Inrix launched its dynamic off-street parking service in 2013, and introduced an integra
June 9, 2016 Read time: 1 min
163 Inrix is to integrate on-street parking data provided by Canadian company 5350 PayByPhone into its end-to-end parking solution for the connected car.

According to Inrix, the partnership strengthens the prediction capabilities of its On-Street Parking by adding historical and real-time parking transaction information. It also adds significant coverage to the company’s in-car payment solution in North America and Europe.

Inrix launched its dynamic off-street parking service in 2013, and introduced an integrated on-street parking solution in 2015, which will soon be available in BMW ConnectedDrive. The company's investment in the parking industry was highlighted by the acquisition of ParkMe in 2015.

Vancouver-based PayByPhone provides payment technologies via mobile web, smartphone, smart watch and now the car, with more than five million parking, tolling, public transit, bike share and EV charging transactions a month in cities across North America and Europe.

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