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Add fields to describe vehicle locks
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Cities often include policies on locks and locking vehicles so they want to be able to track if vehicles have a lock (or not) and when that lock is in use (or not) as part of the data their getting via MDS.
Describe the solution you'd like
Add a new field for lock that would be used in the same way as vehicle_type or propulsion_type. Not sure if this could be a yes/no field or if there are lock types that would be useful to capture.
Add a new field for lock_status that would be used in the same way as battery_pct. This could probably be expressed as a simple on/off or 0/1.
Is this a breaking change
- No, not breaking
Impacted Spec
For which spec is this feature being requested?
agencyprovider
Describe alternatives you've considered
Currently there's no way to get this data.
Additional context
For lock this may be part of a larger vehicle properties conversation. Then having something like lock_status makes sense.
Notes from today's Working Group call: https://github.com/openmobilityfoundation/mobility-data-specification/wiki/Web-conference-notes,-2021.10.28-(MDS-Working-Group)
Could be part of the vehicle attributes discussion in new modes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lzQl_EvrpiDWcJidmnKhn6bAlOdimEBo5u_Yx0BTfmk/edit#heading=h.6m74qj1b4uv1
Also a discussion happening in GBFS here NABSA/gbfs#370
Might be more as an event vs a state.
Just because it's locked it may not be locked properly, may need more info/photos to verify.
Lock-to is a requirement in Oakland.