AÑO
2015
CATEGORÍA
Cuerpo
OBJETIVOS
Paz, justicia e instituciones sólidas
PAL. CLAVE
bicycle helmet, transport, safety
PAÍS
United States of America
CRÉDITOS
Volvo, POC, Ericsson
LINK
https://www.media.volvocars.com/us/en-us/media/pressreleases/155565/volvo-cars-and-poc-to-demonstrate-life-saving-wearable-cycling-tech-concept-at-international-ces-201
CONNECTED HELMET
A helmet that offers two-way communication between the wearer and drivers to help prevent accidents
Volvo Cars worked with sports equipment manufacturer POC and telecommunications company Ericsson to create a helmet that can connect with the auto brand's vehicles.
Volvo said that it had created the cloud-based system to alleviate the growing number of cycling-related collisions and deaths occurring due to more bicycles on the roads. The connected car and helmet prototype aims to improve safety by establishing two-way communication, offering proximity alerts to Volvo drivers and cyclists to hopefully avoid accidents. Using a smartphone app for cyclists, like Strava, their position can be shared through the Volvo cloud to the car, and vice versa.