LetMePark and Grupo Next Join Forces to Enhance Connected Car Services and Improve Urban Mobility

In an increasingly connected world, vehicles couldn’t be left behind. The concept of the connected car is gaining traction among drivers—and for good reason. One key area is how it streamlines the parking process from start to finish. Grupo Next and LetMePark are working together to make this a reality and bring it within reach for all drivers. In this article, we share the results of this alliance.

The connected car makes drivers’ lives easier and more efficient. This technology gives drivers maximum control over their vehicle, allowing them to view its location, monitor battery levels, detect malfunctions, provide Wi-Fi to passengers, and even interact with the car remotely—for example, to lock and unlock the doors.

Beyond simply connecting with the driver and their phone, connected cars are capable of linking with city infrastructure, helping traffic flow more smoothly. They allow drivers to find the fastest and safest routes, avoid traffic jams, reduce fuel consumption, and access various services—ultimately reducing driving stress.

This is where the solutions born from the LetMePark and Grupo Next alliance come into play.

LetMePark and Grupo Next are introducing the innovative concept of predictive parking and automatic payment for regulated parking zones, specifically for connected cars.

LetMePark and Grupo Next are introducing the innovative concept of predictive parking and automatic payment for regulated parking zones, specifically for connected cars. For the first time in Europe, the vehicle itself will detect the need for parking and automatically interact with the surrounding infrastructure.

“Thanks to the connected car, we can anticipate the user’s needs. We use mobility data to develop algorithms that improve both the mobility experience and the services drivers require, such as fulfilling parking needs when the system identifies specific behavior patterns.” - says Javier Goikoetxea, ,CEO of Grupo Next.

But the most innovative service is what they call “parking on street”.”. This service enables the vehicle to recognize when it is parked in a regulated zone and issue a parking ticket automatically. So, how does it work?

Once a user parks their vehicle, the system detects whether it is in a regulated parking zone. If so, the user receives a notification on their phone with the zone and neighborhood information. The user has 90 seconds to cancel or modify this information. After that, the parking session starts automatically. The system closes the ticket and issues an invoice when it detects the vehicle has moved, using data from the car’s onboard system.

“These developments reflect our ambitious and innovative nature, always thinking outside the box to find new use cases within the mobility sector,” says Uliana Torkunova, CEO of LetMePark.

Our goal is to make life easier for drivers, reduce their anxiety about parking or renewing tickets, save fuel, ease traffic congestion, and cut greenhouse gas emissions. These combined benefits are a powerful incentive to implement this mobility service in vehicles—thanks to the partnership between LetMePark and Grupo Next.

Lastly, tech-savvy car enthusiasts are another key group drawn to MaaS (Mobility as a Service). Most are aged 18 to 34, use route planners, and travel at least four days a week—most often from the outskirts to the city center. Providing mobility alternatives that meet the needs of families with children is essential here.

The alliance between Grupo Next and LetMePark enables comprehensive parking management,including searching, booking, and paying directly from the car, navigation to the parking location, automatic access without taking a ticket, and more—such as predictive parking and automatic payment in regulated zones (SER).