Samsung introduces Samsung Smart bike (in Italy).

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Did you think that bikes couldn't get smart?
Look what Samsung has developed.

Samsung Smart Bike is the most outstanding result of Samsung Maestros Academy project as well as the concrete outcome of two generations, working together, preserving and innovating ancient knowledge through technology.

Samsung Smart Bike integrates within its frame innovative smart-components (such as a battery, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth + Arduino module, 4 laser-projectors and a digital-camera) controlling them through a smartphone. In particular, the rear view camera allows the rider to always watch his back, thanks to a real-time video-stream on the Samsung smartphone.

With 4 built-in laser beams, Samsung Smart Bike projects a bike-lane, so that other drivers can mind the safety-distance and the rider can be seen even around blind-corners. A responsive “safety-environment” that detects ambient-conditions and protects the driver in real-time, for example by switching-on or off the laser beams according to the brightness sensor of the paired smartphone. In addition, a GPS system tracks people’s daily routes and let local authorities know which ones should be immediately turned into real bike-lanes.

Curvy aluminum tubes are able to neutralize the most dangerous vibration to the body, providing an extra-comfort even on big cities discontinuous pavements.

Source: Samsung Maestro Academy http://www.maestrosacademy.it/progetto-sbike
There's a video in the source page too.

Wonder if this will work in India. Leave aside lack of bike lanes, even with lasers, people in bikes and cars will try to come inside the laser zone just for kicks.

 

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Wonder if this will work in India. Leave aside lack of bike lanes, even with lasers, people in bikes and cars will try to come inside the laser zone just for kicks.

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Read the news couple of days back. The first thing that came to my mind is in India, these fancy bikers will get maximum hits from the auto-walas.