Dingding Tingche

What Dingding Tingche does

Dingding Tingche (丁丁停车) is a Chinese IoT-based smart parking platform company founded in 2014 by Song Ke and Shen Ao, operating under the legal entity Nanjing Tongyudao Technology Co., Ltd. (南京同臾道科技有限公司). The company designs, manufactures, and operates smart parking locks, Bluetooth Low Energy and NB-IoT gateway hubs, camera-based license plate recognition systems, and a cloud management platform that connects private and public parking spaces to mobile applications and WeChat. Its technology stack centers on a proprietary BLE protocol (sub-5-second control latency, 6-month battery life), a vehicle-detection sensor pair that automatically raises/lowers locks on vehicle presence, OTA firmware updates, and an open SDK for third-party lock manufacturers. The platform also includes a four-level parking management backend (city to individual attendant) and a vertical circulation smart parking garage product (Korean-exclusive import, 2-spot footprint yielding 8-16 spots).

The company serves four primary customer segments: residential property management companies (物业) seeking to monetize idle parking and prevent unauthorized use; EV charging station operators (including Huashang Sanyou/State Grid, Star Charge, Potevio) needing to prevent fuel vehicles from occupying charging bays; corporate fleet managers using multi-user lock authorization; and individual private parking space owners participating in peer-to-peer parking sharing. Notable deployments include 4,000+ locks across 200+ Beijing residential communities by mid-2018 and 9,500+ parking lots covered nationwide by end of 2020. A flagship case study at Beijing's Mantingfangyuan community showed parking utilization rising from 40% to 75% within one year, serving 900+ individuals and 12,000+ parking events.

Dingding Tingche's revenue model combines one-time hardware sales (smart parking locks publicly listed at 800 RMB/unit, plus gateways, sensors, and cameras), recurring SaaS/platform subscription fees paid by property management companies for the management backend, and transaction fees on peer-to-peer parking space sharing. The company has secured flagship co-marketing partnerships with Ford (2016) and Audi China (2017) providing white-label app versions, and has integrated directly with WeChat, WeChat Pay, Apple Watch, and TicWatch for end-user control. It is recognized as a National High-Tech Enterprise (cert. GR202011008880) and has received extensive media coverage from Xinhua News Agency, CCTV, People's Daily, and the Wall Street Journal. Total disclosed funding to date is approximately $3.49M across two 2014-2015 rounds.

Name

Dingding Tingche

Legal name

南京同臾道科技有限公司

Website

https://dingdingtingche.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Founded in 2014, Dingding Tingche is a Chinese IoT smart parking platform that designs smart parking locks, gateways, and camera-based license plate recognition systems. It serves property managers, EV charging operators, and individual car owners across 9,500+ Chinese parking lots via hardware, SaaS, and peer-to-peer parking services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Parking Solutions

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (812930), Parking Lots and Garages (81293)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Smart Parking, Curb & Mobility Management (Facilities) (HSAPAPAK), Shared Parking & Marketplace Platforms (B2B/B2C Space Sharing, Aggregators) (TLAJAIAH), Parking & Toll Payment/Reservation Platforms (BPAMAIAL)

Keywords

• Smart parking solutions
• IoT parking locks
• Shared parking platform
• EV charging management
• Parking management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Haidian

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Smart Parking Lock Hardware Sales: Sale of intelligent parking locks, gateway hubs, vehicle detection sensors, and cameras to individual consumers, property management companies, and EV charging operators. Lock pricing publicly stated at 800 RMB/unit. Revenue is one-time, though enterprise deployments may involve recurring service contracts.
2. Parking Space Sharing Transaction Fees: Platform takes a percentage cut of each parking transaction when private space owners rent out idle parking bays. Revenue shared among space owner, platform, and property manager. A case study in one Beijing community reported income exceeding 1,000 RMB for 30+ owners in one year, with top earner making 5,000+ RMB from idle space sharing.
3. Property Management SaaS / Platform Fees: Property management companies pay for access to the intelligent parking management system (Web backend and app), enabling community parking optimization, VIP management, and shared space revenue management. Four-tier management system from city-level platform down to individual parking attendant controls.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Dingding Tingche designs, manufactures, and sells IoT-based smart parking locks and supporting hardware (Bluetooth gateways, license plate recognition cameras, vehicle detection sensors), and operates a cloud-based shared parking platform. The offerings enable residential property management companies, EV charging station operators, and individual parking space owners to remotely control, monitor, share, and monetize parking spaces via mobile apps, WeChat mini-programs, and a multi-tier property management backend.

Product overview

Dingding Tingche operates as a comprehensive IoT smart parking platform with a modular architecture. The core offerings center on smart parking lock hardware (智能车位锁) available in Bluetooth, sensing, NB-IoT, and camera-controlled variants, complemented by the DDTC-HUB Bluetooth gateway for cloud connectivity. Supporting infrastructure includes the intelligent barrier system (智能道闸) and camera-lock integration system (摄像头车位锁联动系统). The software platform consists of the main user app (丁丁停车App), a four-level parking management backend (停车场管理平台), and shared parking services (共享停车服务). A premium vertical circulation smart parking garage (垂直循环式智能立体车库) provides large-scale parking solutions. The company also offers open SDK integration for third-party manufacturers and charging space management solutions for EV charging operators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Smart Parking Lock (智能车位锁) IoT-enabled smart parking lock that connects to smartphone APP/WeChat/mini-program for remote control. Available in Bluetooth, sensing, NB-IoT, remote control, and camera-integrated variants. Features automatic raising/lowering based on vehicle presence, multi-user authorization, and OTA firmware upgrades. Priced at 800 RMB per unit.
• Vertical Circulation Smart Parking Garage (垂直循环式智能立体车库) Smart vertical circulation parking garage system (imported from South Korea with exclusive license) that occupies the footprint of 2 parking spots but provides 8-16 parking spaces, with average vehicle retrieval time of 25 seconds.
• DDTC-HUB Bluetooth Gateway (蓝牙网关) Hub gateway device enabling cloud-based remote control of parking locks. Three models: DDTC-HUB-S (white square, WiFi/wired/4G), DDTC-HUB-C (white round, WiFi/wired/4G), DDTC-HUB-2G/NB (black round, built-in 2G/NB SIM). Supports control distances from 15-40m.
• Camera-Lock Integration System (摄像头车位锁联动系统) 2019 camera-based lock control system with license plate recognition that identifies electric vs. fuel vehicles. Green-plate EVs trigger automatic lock release with voice welcome messages; blue-plate EVs verified via cloud query. No charging pile brand integration required.
• Smart Vehicle Barrier/Gate (智能道闸)
• Dingding Tingche Mobile App (丁丁停车App)
• Parking Management Platform (停车场管理平台)
• Shared Parking Service (共享停车服务)
• EV Charging Parking Space Management Solution (充电车位管理方案)

Quantifiable outcome

• Parking utilization rate improved from 40% to 75% in deployed communities — effectively doubling available parking capacity
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• 华商三优 (Huashang Sanyou)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2018Dingding Tingche partnered with EV charging operator Huashang Sanyou (a subsidiary of State Grid) for a '车-桩-位-网' integrated charging station project in Beijing Haidian District. Dingding Tingche installed smart parking locks on charging bays to prevent fuel vehicle occupation, integrated with Huashang Sanyou's charging pile network and connected to the cloud management platform.
• 海康威视 (Hikvision)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 July 2018Hikvision smart gate barriers (道闸机) were integrated into the Beijing Haidian National Grid charging station project alongside Dingding Tingche's smart parking locks and Huashang Sanyou charging piles, forming a complete automated charging bay management system with vehicle recognition and automatic barrier control.
• Audi China (奥迪中国)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Dingding Tingche announced collaboration with Audi China (referred to as '这回将与丁丁停车合作的，是奥迪'), integrating smart parking lock services into Audi's connected vehicle ecosystem for Chinese market customers.
• Ford (福特)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Dingding Tingche partnered with Ford China to provide smart parking services to Ford vehicle owners. A dedicated white-label Ford version of the Dingding Tingche app was developed, allowing Ford owners to discover, reserve, and pay for parking through an integrated in-vehicle or app experience. The partnership was highlighted as a major milestone enabling the startup to gain market credibility.
• 微信 (WeChat)coreTechnology or IntegrationDingding Tingche integrated directly with WeChat, enabling WeChat-based parking lock control, space reservation, and payment without requiring a separate app download. The company opened its SDK data interface to enable WeChat and third-party platforms to embed Dingding Tingche parking services. This WeChat integration was a major technical milestone, reducing friction for users.
• 泊链联盟 (Bolink Alliance)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBolink Alliance, a parking industry ecosystem platform, partnered with Dingding Tingche for co-marketing and expanded user coverage. Through internet industry partnerships, Dingding Tingche gains access to Bolink Alliance's member network of parking service providers and users.
• 宝驾出行 (Baojia)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerBaojia, a car sharing platform, partnered with Dingding Tingche to offer joint services to car owners. The partnership leverages complementary positioning in the automotive after-market services space.
• 联合电动 (Lianhe Electric)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerLianhe Electric (joint EV brand) partners with Dingding Tingche for EV charging bay management integration. Dingding Tingche's smart locks protect Lianhe Electric charging bays from fuel vehicle occupation, while enabling shared parking around charging infrastructure.
• 东南大学 (Southeast University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDingding Tingche collaborates with Southeast University for joint R&D and theoretical research in smart parking and shared parking data analysis. Referenced as part of university-industry cooperation: '东南大学&丁丁停车，共享数据与理论研究'.
• 上海交通大学 (Shanghai Jiao Tong University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDingding Tingche collaborates with Shanghai Jiao Tong University on joint R&D projects for parking technology. Referenced as '丁丁停车联合上海交大搞秘密研发' (joint secret R&D with Shanghai Jiao Tong University), covering areas like virtual reality, earthquake detection, and autonomous parking.
• 北京科技大学 (Beijing University of Science and Technology)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDingding Tingche maintains technical exchange relationships with Beijing University of Science and Technology, leveraging their expertise in automation and IoT for smart parking hardware development.
• 随然 (Suiran)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSuiran, a smart home/IoT company, partnered with Dingding Tingche for joint smart home and parking integration services in community scenarios.
• 新浪汽车 (Sina Auto)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerSina Auto partnered with Dingding Tingche for co-marketing to automotive consumers, leveraging Sina's large user base in the automotive vertical.
• 普天 (Potevio)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPotevio (普天), a major EV charging infrastructure operator, partnered with Dingding Tingche to protect EV charging bays with smart parking locks. Listed as a key EV charging partner in the business cooperation section, along with 华商三优, 云杉, 星星充电, 聚电, and others.
• 星星充电 (Star Charge)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStar Charge (星星充电), one of China's largest EV charging network operators, partners with Dingding Tingche for integrated smart charging bay lock management. Smart locks prevent non-EV vehicles from occupying charging spots while enabling space sharing.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Emerging players

• Star Charge (星星充电): One of China's largest EV charging network operators, partnered with Dingding Tingche for charging bay lock integration. Comparable as a customer/partner in the EV charging-bay protection use case, and partially overlapping where Star Charge develops proprietary smart parking capabilities adjacent to charging.
• Potevio (普天新能源): Major Chinese EV charging infrastructure operator under China Potevio Group, partnered with Dingding Tingche. Comparable as an EV charging customer/partner whose charging stations require the same smart lock protection Dingding Tingche sells.

Direct peers

• ETCP (停车百事通): One of the largest smart parking platforms in China, offering app-based parking spot discovery, reservation, and payment across commercial garages. Directly comparable as a tech-driven smart parking marketplace with hardware-software integration, competing for the same property management and real estate customers.
• Bee Parking (蜜蜂停车): China-based smart parking solutions provider focusing on commercial garage automation with LPR and mobile payment. Closely comparable in delivering IoT-enabled parking automation to enterprise customers in the Chinese market.
• JustPark: UK-based parking marketplace enabling drivers to book parking spaces and homeowners to monetize driveways. Directly comparable in operating a peer-to-peer shared parking marketplace model similar to Dingding Tingche's space sharing feature, with similar supply-side (homeowner) and demand-side (driver) dynamics.
• SpotHero: US-based parking marketplace that allows drivers to find and reserve parking in advance. Comparable as a digital parking marketplace business model, though SpotHero operates in an on-street/off-street commercial context versus Dingding Tingche's residential and EV charging focus.
• Tingjiandan (停简单): Beijing-based smart parking platform providing unattended parking solutions with license plate recognition and mobile payment for commercial garages. Comparable in targeting urban parking supply-demand imbalance via IoT and software, competing for similar commercial real estate customers.

Others

• Anjuke (安居客): Major Chinese real estate and property services platform with parking-related features and adjacent residential community services. Comparable as a property ecosystem participant whose reach into residential property managers could enable competing or complementary parking offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Sunsea AIoT (海康威视-related smart parking solutions): Sunsea AIoT (and its Hikvision affiliate) provides IoT-based smart parking and access control solutions across China. Comparable in offering intelligent barriers, LPR cameras, and integrated parking management at a much larger scale, competing for the same enterprise and government customers.
• EasyPark: European smart parking platform providing on-street and off-street parking guidance, mobile payment, and SaaS for municipalities. Comparable as a broader parking technology platform serving B2B/B2G customers with a portfolio approach versus Dingding Tingche's niche IoT-lock focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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