https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQH1PCmeO_I?t=145

This prototype smart jacket from Ford's Smart Mobility team is currently being tested in London .

The jacket is connected to the smartphone and designed to make road conditions safer for cyclists.

When the jacket is on, the navigation app will find a less congested route,give directions and vibrates to let you know when to turn.





When the rider is about to make a turn and the arm is lifted to notify other road users, a flashing brake light at the back of the jacket flashes to let cars know the cyclist is slowing down.

With this jacket ,you don't need to take your eyes off the road when cycling or tap your smartphone screen when you have an incoming calls.





Project lead for the Ford Smart Mobility team said:

“The smart jacket concept helps us to better understand how the different players that are a part of the urban mobility ecosystem – cyclists, cars, and pedestrians – can better co-exist through the application of smart technologies and how we can apply those learnings to future ideas.

“There is an immediate change in mind-set once there is no longer any need to stop to consult navigation apps directly on your phone – or worry if you’re heading into a particularly busy or dangerous road junction."

This smart jacket will surely make road conditions safer for cyclists by keeping them more focused and attentive on the road while also alerting drivers.

What do you think?

https://autojosh.com/fords-smart-jacket-for-cyclists-has-indicators-and-brake-lights-just-like-cars/

Amazing

Wow nice

Hope it has airbags too incase rider slams into a car or car door

Forward the VIN for this innovative contraption to CarGuideNG for a comprehensive history report.

When you convert the price to Naira... You will prefer to drop bike and go and buy car jeje.....



Earning naira has limited my inquisitiveness.... But I dey try small Sha thanks to China and Jack Ma

fake..

God bless technologists!!!



O dear nairalanders, when you need a diligent web designer kindly check my signature.

can we try d Jacket on 3rd Mainland Bridge...

Seun this is what we should always see on nairaland not some junks

It's okay.

See country that works


Down here one idiot will be chanting sai baba with an empty stomach.... Campaigning for a known failure
Simply because of religious and ethnic sentiments....

Nigeria is cursed full time

Cool

This is a Laudable Invention! Safety first...

I dnt admire it. Bt good for those dt may care

Boring

Hyinkar97:
How come something good like this come out of Nigeria when all we still worry about are light issues, road issues, Fulani herdsmen and SARS??

The only thing we ever improve on in Nigeria is how to rig elections

Use the little cash that you have play Baba Ijabu you will thank me latter

TeamBiafra maybe we need one of these

Meaningwhile in Ibadan,u must throw out ur arms to indicate direction u are turning to...lol.....if u knowwww u know

Nigeria has the potential but we lack technical knowhow. we also have China to deal with....

this is really nice

Nice!

We are making progress. In fact when this government promised change, we fall head on for it and today they've defined the change to include spending trillions of naira on infrastructure but no road, no electricity(even though providence made Fashola who criticized GEJ that a sensible government will fix power in six, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing) fallen education, collapsed naira (they refused to officially devalue the naira but it went from N220 to N450 before settling for N360 to the dollar), name what ever is bad and inhuman, come to Nigeria

Hyinkar97:
How come something good like this come out of Nigeria when all we still worry about are light issues, road issues, Fulani herdsmen and SARS??

How safe is this contraption in a thunderstorm??