Smart Bike Predicts Cars' Trajectories, Honks To Warn of Impending Crash
Cycling can be fun, but it can also be a dangerous sport. A record 846 bicyclists were killed in motor vehicle crashes in the U.S. in 2019—the second highest number in three decades. And a further 49,000 were injured, according to the latest figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
To reverse this trend, a slew of safety measures have sprung up in recent years: more bike lanes and apps to help you find them, smart lights and helmets, devices that send out your coordinates in a crash, just to name a few.
Now, there might be one more to add to that list. A team of engineers from the University of Minnesota have created a new smart bike they claim can protect itself from collisions. The invention was described in a recent publication of IEEE Control Systems.