The Verge has a Cowboy 3 in for review. Crash detection is simply one of the features well be checking on this EUR2,290 (about $2,690) e-bike, so … want us luck?
Cowboy can find a fall using the bikes integrated sensing units. The business uses the speed sensor in the wheel, the torque sensor to inspect if force is being used to the pedal, and the accelerometer to identify if an accident has occurred. The company states that its algorithm has the ability to reduce the variety of incorrect positives “near to no.” Emergency braking, dropping your bike on its side, hitting a pit, or riding over cobblestones will not activate a crash response, the business states.
If a rider doesnt validate theyre okay within one minute of a determined mishap, the bike signals the riders emergency situation contact(s) with the riders real-time position on a live map. Cowboy bikes are fitted with their own SIM card and use appropriate GPS signaling for place tracking (not GSM like VanMoof bikes). That not only increases the precision of tracking a Cowboy e-bike outside, it likewise enables the bike to alert emergency contacts when the riders phone isnt offered or is broken.
Owners of older Cowboy 2 and brand-new Cowboy 3 e-bikes will receive a totally free software application update that adds crash detection by the end of September. Its an industry-first safety feature, according to the Belgian startup that recently took in EUR23 million for expansion.
