Friday, 10 April 2015

Smart bike paves the path for a social cycling network

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A smart bike devoted to keeping you safe on city roads can now fend for itself as well

Born from a Kickstarter project last spring, the Venhawks Valour raised over $800,000, impressing urban cyclists with a high-tech approach to bike safety.

By connecting with your phone, the smart bike provides a score of nifty features: it will point out your blind spots with ultrasonic sensors, give you integrated turn-by-turn GPS directions via flashing LED lights on the handlebars, and it will track your riding progress on an integrated app.

But the Valour's most unique ability is communication: Each Valour is a member of a bike-to-bike mesh network, meaning that every bike in a city is connected Read more...

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