Anyone who switch to a bicycle or e-bike after years of cycling can find it slightly disconcerting, especially if it has become accustomed to the level of protection and advanced safety features of a modern car. At the most basic level, it is quite rare that you can not see what is behind you, as you can in a car mirror.
But where there is a non-satisfied need, the world of technology is usually working to solve it. And so, he spoke, a mobility platform for security, connectivity and rider experiences, has just announced a new association with semiconductor and wireless, giant Qualcomm, to improve road safety for cyclists, E-scooter users and pedestrians.
As part of this relationship, you have revealed a C-V2X device (cell vehicle a-all) of smart size, which can be combined with a bicycle computer and helping to improve your awareness of the upcoming hazards and vulnerable users of the road.
The device announces both its position and will receive messages from other vehicles equipped with C-V2X, to alert passengers to the dangers that surround them. The system is able to share data anonymously between devices up to about 1 km away.
These messages, which can be displayed on a smartphone, will transmit useful safety information to drivers, such as upcoming hazards, or the presence of vulnerable road users, such as cyclists, pedestrians or e-scooter riders on the road. The ultimate goal is to reduce congestion and crashes.
The new portfolio of Spoke products, which will also include communications based on modem, will start by 2022.
“This is the connectivity that changes the game for both security and the general mobility experience,” says Jarrett Wendt, CEO of Spape. “For the first time, the spoken will provide dedicated hardware and software, which we refer to a vulnerable user of the road to everything (Vru2x), to unlock V2X communication to more vulnerable users.”
C-V2X is based on the direct communication of low latency between VRUS, vehicles and road infrastructure in the 5,9 GHz show, and should work practically anywhere, since it does not trust cell networks. However, it is compatible with 5G networks, as well as API-based cloud, which provide potential for learning AI / machine machine to improve safety features.
“Spoken was born from a passion to reduce the vulnerability of the rider, prevent shocks and save lives using an innovative technology adaptation that is available today,” Agrace Wendt “. There is a great opportunity to provide a safer travel experience, more Rich and more dynamic.
“We trust that through our work with several stakeholders, including Qualcomm technologies, we can achieve our goal of including more vulnerable road users in the intelligent transport ecosystem.”
