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Feedback excerpt I submitted to The Parking Spot after my experience with their service.

One piece of feedback from my experience is that the shuttle pickup and drop-off process was not clearly communicated to riders. During both pickup and return, I observed confusion about how the system was intended to work.

When we arrived, multiple passengers were leaving their vehicles without a clear understanding of they should remain at their parking space. On our return trip, several passengers exited the shuttle at the wrong location. We later passed those same passengers multiple times as they wandered through the lot trying to find their vehicles. This suggests the current process is not being communicated effectively to customers, and the overall rider experience strategy may be worth reviewing.

I also noticed what appears to be an opportunity to improve shuttle operations through better use of existing customer data. Although I did not use the app, it appears flight and trip information is already collected during the reservation process. If that information already exists in the system, shuttle drivers should not need to repeatedly ask passengers for details such as airline or destination.

For example, the first shuttle that stopped at our vehicle was serving international travelers. After stopping to ask us where we were going, the driver learned we were headed to the domestic terminal and had to continue searching for other passengers. While a small interaction, it adds unnecessary time, fuel consumption, and operational overhead across hundreds of pickups.

There may be an opportunity to connect reservation and app data directly to a driver-facing application. Drivers could receive organized pickup requests that include location, passenger count, and terminal information, allowing them to make more informed routing decisions and reduce the need for manual questioning and radio coordination. This could improve both operational efficiency and the customer experience.