Product: AI-Powered Parking Automation Platform
Role: Senior Product Owner / System Architect
Goal: Fully automate parking entry, exit, payment, and compliance using OCR, object detection, license plate recognition, and smart reservation logic.
Result: Eliminated manual gate operations, reduced entry/exit delays by 90%, increased billing accuracy, and ensured full compliance with parking rules through automated penalties and pre-payment enforcement.

🚀 Core Responsibilities & Product Ownership

Product Vision & System Architecture

• Designed the complete end-to-end architecture for autonomous parking gate control, combining OCR, reservation logic, cameras, API integrations, and automated billing.

   

• Translated operational needs into epics, user stories, and acceptance criteria to guide engineering and R&D teams.

   

🔥 Key Features & Functions Delivered

1. Smart Reservation + Auto Check-In System

• Users enter their license plate before arrival through the CubeWork reservation app.

   

• The system creates a pre-authorized reservation that activates the moment their plate is detected at the gate.

   

• Eliminates kiosks, tickets, and manual entry.

   

2. Real-Time License Plate Recognition (LPR/OCR) from Moving Vehicles

• Engineered and fine-tuned OCR + object detection models that accurately read plates from moving cars at different angles, speeds, lighting, and weather conditions.

   

• Achieved >98% accuracy ensuring the gate opens only for authorized vehicles.

   

3. Automatic Gate Opening via API (200 Success Flow)

• Once the camera detects a plate and matches it to an active reservation, the system:

   

  1. Sends an API request to the gate controller

      

  2. Receives a 200 OK success response

      

  3. Opens the gate instantly

      

• No attendants required — completely automated entry.

   

4. Parking Time Tracking & Real-Time Monitoring

• System begins tracking the parking session the moment the gate opens:

   

  • Start time

     

  • Duration

     

  • Location

     

  • Vehicle movement history inside the lot

     

• Cameras track the vehicle throughout the facility and store all footage.

   

5. Automated Exit + Billing Enforcement

• When the vehicle approaches the exit:

   

  • The system recognizes the plate again

     

  • Calculates how long the car stayed

     

  • Determines if the driver exceeded their reservation time

     

• If time is exceeded → Automatic Penalty Fee Added

   

• If the user owes any fees or penalties → next reservation or entry is blocked until payment is completed.

   

This creates a self-enforcing billing and compliance system.

6. Full Vehicle History Tracking

• Every vehicle has a complete record, including:

   

  • Entry times

     

  • Exit times

     

  • Movement paths captured by cameras

     

  • Duration logs

     

  • Infractions or delays

     

  • Payment and penalty history

     

• Allows CubeWork to maintain full transparency and high-level parking analytics.

   

7. Seamless Integration With Existing Gate & Camera Infrastructure

• Integrated with:

   

  • Gate controllers (HTTP API triggers)

     

  • Multiple CCTV camera streams

     

  • Reservation backend

     

  • User billing and payment system

     

• Designed a plug-and-play solution requiring minimal hardware changes.

   

8. Robust Data Storage & Retrieval System

• Architected a scalable database for:

   

  • Plate logs

     

  • Parking session data

     

  • Time tracking records

     

  • Video snapshots

     

  • User billing and penalties

     

• Ensures instant accessibility for audits, reporting, and customer support.

   

9. Continuous Optimization With R&D

• Conducted iterative model improvements to reduce errors in:

   

  • Nighttime detection

     

  • High glare / motion blur

     

  • Damaged or partially visible plates

     

• Maintained high OCR accuracy and system reliability.

   

📊 Impact

• 90% reduction in gate wait time

   

• Eliminated the need for on-site parking attendants

   

• 100% automated billing with no manual data entry

   

• Higher revenue capture through penalty automation

   

• Zero tolerance for non-payment — the system blocks entry until dues are paid

   

• Full transparency with complete camera history and digital audit trail