Leap of Peerbits: Changing the Face of Indian Railways with IoT & Mobility

When was the last time you boarded a train without worrying about your food or getting a parcel along? Thanks to the initiative of Peerbits with Frshly, an IoT and mobility based food vending machine that is capable of serving hygienic food within 90 seconds, anywhere anytime!

Recently, the Indian railways has recognized this cutting-edge food solution developed by Peerbits and it has been introduced in Coimbatore-Bengaluru Uday Express where it is highly appreciated by the travelers on board. The travelers can leverage this tab-operated automatic vending machine to get an access to a wide range of drinks, juices, and food including tea, coffee, packaged snacks, canned juices, soft drinks, so on and so forth. However, the capabilities of Frshly does not conclude with just the packaged food and bottled beverages! It is developed to meet the requisites of fresh food with its eye on the shelf life of the food. Such ingenious is the solution to the broader instances of fresh food concerns!

Why is it the Best Possible Food Solution for Indian Railways?

Frshly is tightly packed with unique features keeping the interaction of the end users in mind. The UI and UX designs are made user-friendly and so it does not require an extra resource in the form of a guide in the train. The tab-screen displays the food items that are available in the food outlet app. Travelers can simply place an order by tapping to their favourite food items and check out using the payment option of their choice. It accepts Cash, Credit Card, Paytm, Sodexo Card, GPRS Card, and you name it! The best part about this IoT based vending machine is, it keeps the travelers updated on their order using SMS and the food is served to them within 90 seconds!

While creative solutions are easy to imagine, technological limitations are as much difficult to overcome and implement. The hard-headed developers of Peerbits surely had a real brainstorming session while overcoming the technological issues. Since Frshly was to be installed in train, it did require a continuous Internet connection to operate the outlet App. The failure to connect to the Internet or poor connection may not lead the users to the menu and the ecosystem could have been a failure. But Frshly developed with Java for Android and NodeJS in the backend is made to surpass any technological concerns.

To address the poor connection issues, Peerbits has implemented an offline feature in both the outlet Admin and outlet App. This has been done by leveraging Mongo DB and Reddis in order to store and process the order by syncing it to the system once the Internet is available. This is how the travelers in the train will be able to place their order even when the train is passing through a bridge or a tunnel with low Internet connectivity.
Moreover, the RTC used can display the date and timings in real time even when the Internet is down for a while.

Talking about its implementation in Indian railways, it is one of the best initiatives taken, as it eliminates the food-hygiene issues for the travelers during their long journeys. With passing days, it can find its utility on highways and places where there is very little human activity. Although, it has been conceptualized with a social cause to provide fresh and hygienic food to travelers today, Frshly’s commercialization in public places as an automatic vending machine can definitely make a good startup idea.

Peerbits is a global mobile app development company with its presence in four countries; India, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and Colombia.

With the holistic aim to provide innovative mobility solutions, Peerbits offers a spectrum of custom mobile app development ranging from enterprise mobility solutions to startup apps, on-demand mobile apps, and healthcare mobility solutions.

Name: Hiren Waghela
Email : hiren@peerbits.com
Office M : +1 877 707 0459
Site : www.peerbits.com
Address: 775/1 Rush St,Somerville,MA 02145, Massachusetts,USAachus

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