The "black box" on the bicycle: traffic recorder Rideye
as a mechanical engineer and bicycle enthusiast, Cedric Bosch invented the Rideye, making it safer to ride. After a year of project development, Bosch finally launched Rideye on Kickstarter this month, hoping to put its products into production through fund-raising. At first, Bosch invented the product because his friend was seriously injured in a bicycle accident last year. Rideye's automatic video recording can identify people who cause accidents, so as to avoid false accusations.
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when a car is to ride through a busy traffic road, there is a monitor of Rideye The governor will make you much safer. Rideye uses a high-definition camera to record a bicycle accident as if it were a black box for investigating the cause of the plane crash.
as a mechanical engineer and cycling enthusiast, Cedric Bosch invented Rideye, making cycling safer. After a year of project development, Bosch finally launched Rideye on Kickstarter this month, hoping to put its products into production through fund-raising. At first, Bosch invented the product because his friend was seriously injured in a bicycle accident last year. Rideye's automatic video recording can identify people who cause accidents, so as to avoid false accusations.
"Rideye like this product has been waiting for a long time. But so far, no one has made it. Cycling is a very popular sport. Now more and more people like to ride to work. However, everyone will be afraid of the fact that one day, he was knocked down by a car and the driver fled. Rideye solves this problem precisely, it lets people rest assured to ride. " Bosch said when it returned to Mashable on the email. The features of
Rideye for bicycles include: one button switch, 24 hour battery life and convenient installation on vehicle handle. If the camera is closed when the camera is hit, the accident detection sensor will automatically open it, and once the 4GB memory of the camera (equivalent to 1.25 hours video record) is full, the Rideye automatically removes some of the oldest video records. At the same time, the camera can store video records on the computer through the USB socket.
as of Thursday, Rideye has become one of the most popular technology projects on Kickstarter. Bosch is optimistic that the fundraising will exceed its pre-set target ($32000). Although the final retail price of Rideye will be 149 dollars, for Kickstarter supporters, it can now be bought at a preferential price of $99. In order to get more supporters, this fund-raising campaign will continue until October 10th. Rideye plans to start production this fall and then deliver products between November and December.
"at this time, I have a new target - $100 thousand (about 3 times the original funding target). We also have some excellent extensions that will be announced in the middle of the project, "Bosch said.