Real-Time Motorcycle Parking Map By Singapore Engineer Goes Viral; And It Could Expand To M'sia Soon

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For motorcyclists, finding a parking spot for their bike is never as straightforward as it is for cars.

Imagine this: You head to Orchard for a quick coffee, only to realise you have no idea where the motorcycle entrance is. Or worse, you roll up confidently… and are greeted by a giant “Cars Only” sign.

Enter EigenMoto, a crowd-sourced motorbike parking map that has been quietly gaining traction among local riders.

Some have even dubbed it the “Waze for motorcyclists”, except instead of relying on a big tech company, the platform is powered by everyday users sharing real-world info in real time. 

Think of it as digital solidarity for Singapore’s riding community, and a practical way to avoid getting a “summon” because you parked on a sidewalk in desperation.

Behind the site is Koh Kai Wei, a 34-year-old software engineer who created EigenMoto on his own.

Speaking to 8days.sg, Kai Wei, who has been riding for more than three years, says he launched the site in early February this year, mostly because he couldn’t believe it didn’t already exist.

“I was extremely surprised that such a thing did not already exist for bikes,” he says, adding he created EigenMoto during his free time.

“Not every parking lot allows bikes, too, and if you get stuck at the gantry, it’s really troublesome,” he says.

He adds that most existing platforms are heavily car-centric, with motorbike info either outdated or treated like an afterthought.

“Not every parking lot allows bikes, and if you get stuck at the gantry it’s really troublesome,” Kai Wei explained.

He also tells us one of the toughest challenges wasn’t building the site, it was finding reliable information.

“Almost all the parking information available for motorbikes was super outdated,” Kai Wei says.

According to him, much of the information was scattered across Telegram groups, chats, and word-of-mouth, which isn’t exactly convenient when you’re already circling a mall looking for a spot. 

“As a baseline, I looked through any existing information that was available online, collated, then cleaned up the data before finally putting it into the website,” he says.

Since the platform is crowdsourced, accuracy is, understandably,  a big concern.

Kai Wei says users who submit new locations are required to include photos or screenshots, and repeated reports help confirm whether a spot is legitimate.

“Usually, I take repeated reports as a signal,” he says. “For now, it’s mostly trust in the community.”

That's no easy task as Kai Wei found out.

“Motorcycle parking pricing is really fragmented, as there are so many variations and charges by many different denominations. For example, some charge per minute, while others per hour. There are also specific parking timings through the day too,” he says.

For now, EigenMoto remains a free-to-use website, fully funded by Kai Wei himself.

He declines to reveal how much he spent building it but says there are plans to turn it into a mobile app in the future.

“It’s more costly and takes longer to iterate on a mobile app, which is why I started with a website and kept it free for use,” he explains.

His next step is to see how he can include information from Malaysia.

“I do ride in [to Malaysia] often and would want to know where to park there, but that is a whole other beast to tackle. Let me get to Singapore right first then we can see where to take this,” he says.

Netizens mostly cheered for the creation of the app, with one writing, “Bro is the real hero in the world.”

One even recommended that he tie up with a bigger company to expand the app, saying: “If there is an option in Waze instead of Google Maps, that will be great.”

Photos: eigenmoto/IG