Smart bike from Samsung

Samsung makes smartphones by the millions, and Giovanni Plizzoli makes high-end bicycles with his own hands.

It may sound unusual, but the company, the Korean electronics giant, is running a program in Italy under the motto of “bringing the secrets of masters to future generations.” Together with Maestro Pelisoli, Samsung has built a smart city bike.

How smart is he? A beautiful curved aluminum frame designed to absorb vibrations from the irregularities of city streets, a built-in microcomputer built on an open arduino platform, connecting to your smartphone, which in turn is attached to the steering wheel with a magnetic lock.



This allows you to use GPS navigation to plot the best route to where you’re going to get to and plug in an installed rearview camera to be aware of fast-approaching objects from behind.



Oh, yeah! We forgot to mention 4 lasers that project parallel lines on the road in front and behind the bike, designed to help the cyclist.



We’re not sure about laser line projection, but a rear-view camera is definitely a great idea.

A very useful thing would be a front camera, which would be a kind of black box and record all sorts of incredible and crazy things that a cyclist encounters on the way every day. And forward-looking heavy-duty lasers capable of cutting hated cars parked on bike lanes would be a nice addition. That would be a really smart bike.

But jokes aside. After all, cycling through city streets is often quite nerve-racking, even for experienced cyclists. To solve this problem, Samsung has released a prototype bike that combines traditional design with modern security features, in this case a set of custom electronics with interestingly selected functionality.



Four lasers will project a virtual bike path onto the road surface, which will help mark the bike on the road and warn car drivers to keep their distance from the bike.

The bike's computer can turn on the projection automatically, using a built-in light sensor to report what's already dark. The GPS receiver will not only help to pave the best path for the owner of the bike, but will give the relevant authorities an understanding of the most popular routes of cyclists and organize real cycle paths on them. The rear-view camera essentially replaces the mirror and reports on what is happening behind, transmitting a video stream to the smartphone installed on the steering wheel.

Samsung, in collaboration with craftsman Giovanni Pelisoli and designer Alice Biotti, unveiled the Smart Bicycle prototype at a contemporary design exhibition in Milan earlier this year. The team worked on the concept as part of the Samsung Masters Academy, co-founded with designer Leo Burnett in his Milan office.

While this project is purely a marketing product, improving cycling safety is undoubtedly a major challenge for the industry.

Information about the possible cost of the bike at the moment is not available, but we can say for sure - if you plan to become the owner of such, then you will need a reliable anti-theft cable and lock.



Source: facepla.net