Mobile · Sustainability · December 23, 2025
App, IoT and management dashboard for a shared bike system, built from scratch for MOB.
Its founder, Paulo Monteiro Rodrigues, has worked in the bicycle industry since 2004. He was vice president of CONEBI, the European association of bicycle manufacturers, and advised on the rollout of Gira, Lisbon's bike sharing system.
One of MOB's projects is a bike sharing system built on the Mobility as a Service (MaaS) model. The missing piece was the software that lets the bike, the rider and the operator talk to each other.
MOB had the industry knowledge and the operating model. What it lacked was the digital layer: an iOS and Android app with payments, communication with the bike locks, and a dashboard for the people who run the fleet day to day.
None of these pieces works on its own. An app without hardware integration unlocks nothing, and a dashboard without real-time data turns into a spreadsheet.
The app lets riders find a bike, pay and unlock it remotely. Each bike reports its position and status over IoT, which gives the operator real-time fleet location and remote lock and unlock control.
The web dashboard brings together fleet management, user management and usage statistics, so operating decisions are based on what is happening on the street rather than on estimates.
What we delivered
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Android and iOS app
Bike search, built-in payments and unlocking from the phone.
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IoT integration with the bikes
Remote lock and unlock, with GPS position and status for each unit in real time.
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Admin dashboard
Fleet, users and operating statistics in one place.
Fleet visible in real time
The operator tracks each bike's position and status without relying on field inspections.
Unlocking without staff
Riders rent and release the bike on their own through the app, with payment in the same flow.
Centralized operations
Fleet, users and usage numbers sit in the same dashboard instead of separate systems.
Ready to grow
The architecture supports new bikes and new cities without rebuilding the system.
"Cortex IQ was instrumental in developing a digital product for urban mobility. They brought valuable insight and expertise, which led to a highly successful launch."
Paulo Rodrigues
CEO, MOB (Mind Over Body)
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