By Courtesy of Urtopia
Just like a smartphone, it may soon be perfectly normal to unlock your ebike with your fingerprint. A first model with this functionality is coming to the market. As well as being practical for the owner of the bike, this feature could also act as a deterrent for thieves.
Just like a smartphone, it may soon be perfectly normal to unlock your ebike with your fingerprint. A first model with this functionality is coming to the market. As well as being practical for the owner of the bike, this feature could also act as a deterrent for thieves.
Hong Kong manufacturer Urtopia presents Chord, a unique model of ebike. It is equipped with a fingerprint scanner, which is used to unlock the system. This alone could be enough to dissuade many thieves. While there are already bike locks that can be unlocked using this type of fingerprint sensor, this is the first time that a bike manufacturer has integrated one directly into one of its models.
The Urtopia Chord also has a GPS, and a navigation system that is displayed on a small screen in the center of the handlebars. It even has turn signals, in the form of light projections on the ground. The whole system can be updated remotely. An accompanying mobile application allows you to select a route and even calculate the calories burned.
Otherwise, it is an electric bicycle promising speeds of up to 25 km/h and has a removable battery that offers nearly 120 km of range. What's more, Croatian pianist Maksim Mrvica, an ambassador of the brand, participated in designing the Chord, which is priced at €2,299.
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