The revolution of connected objects seems long due now. We are used to getting information from our TV, oven, vacuum cleaners when they are robots. The connected world has also gone beyond the limits of the kitchen or household equipment. It is the accepted fact to get a new car with an onboard navigating system and information about traffic, weather, and so on. With the arrival and development of virtual assistant, with vocal commands, we are deemed to save precious time and not to have to worry any longer about obtaining facts and data for our everyday life. So, what are the next changes?
A bike, yes, but connected
The environment is badly damaged by humans. Among the causes, the use of cars represent an important polluting factor. Many cities in Europe have changed their infrastructures to allow the use of bikes to move around. It is even possible to rent a bike. But the matter is that people living in cities have the custom to use the internet to do a lot of things during the day. It is now possible to have a connected bike, a video is available here to demonstrate its use. Since anyone has a smartphone, the concept is to connect the bike to the smartphone via an application. Consequently, this represents another positive argument to incite people to use bikes in cities because they will get the same type of services than with a connected car or motorbike. Among these similarities, it is possible to get:
- weather forecast;
- movement notification;
- assistance switch off;
- trip history and statistics;
- maintainance.
Information about the weather are determining on a bike, especially if you are not equipped for bad weather. It is vital to determine the length of your daily exercise or to opt for another mean of transport if you are going to work. Unfortunately, a bike, even with a security system, can be easy to steal. So, a tracking movement of the bike once locked is very useful to react swiftly. This tool is great too to negotiate interesting rates for insurance contracts. It acts as a deterrent and helps to get the bike back. The assistance to switch off is necessary for first time users. For a commercial point of view, it can encourage people to use bikes and boost rental contracts or sales.
Sports people who are using a bike to improve their performance or simply who are enjoying biking will find useful the trip history and statistics. The trip history also contributes to find back a trail you have particularly enjoyed, and to encourage yourself to progress in your training. Like running, biking contributes to many benefits for health and the advantage to realize all what has been done is a strong motivation factor. But a bike, like a car, needs servicing and checks. It is never easy to remember or to know when it is due. So, like in cars, the application can inform the biker when it is necessary to maintain the bike. All these functions contribute to the best enjoyment of riding a bike.
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