Samsung creates a smart bike concept to keep you connected, make rides safer
Sunday, June 15, 2014 at 9:02PM Samsung Smart Bike from Samsung Maestros Academy on Vimeo.
We’re slowly seeing the rise of smart cars making their way out of various OEMs. But Samsung is hoping to make bicycles safer and more connected with a new concept they designed with Maestros Academy, a design academy they co-founded. The smart bike concept comes with lasers that project onto the road in order to create visibility for those around you. The idea is to let the other vehicles around you know you are there. You also get a rear-facing camera to give a look at what’s behind you without having to look back.
You can also mount your Samsung smartphone at the center of the handlebars while you ride. And you would want to do that because an Arduino computer will be working with your device to track your rides, discover who else is riding in your area, and share anything you want to. The bike is meant to highlight the best in Italian design. And as much as we’d like to see a lot of these on the streets, unfortunately there are currently no plans to commercially manufacture the smart bike.
Source: Geek
