Detect a user who puts a passenger on their self-service scooter to prevent this misuse of the use of these devices. Along with their prevention policies, the American Lime (present in Paris, Lyon or even Marseille) and the French Pony (present in some twenty cities in France and Belgium) have developed systems to prevent this illegal practice considered dangerous, again recently by Clément Beaune in an interview with the JDD. “Going two on a scooter is prohibited and is the cause of one serious accident in five”, recalled the Minister of Transport.
“In less than 30 seconds, the sensors will detect the variation in the weight of the scooter and will analyze the presence of 2 people in the same vehicle”, explains Hadi Karam, general director of Lime France at the Autonomy fair that takes place in Paris on 22 and March 23. Lime introduces this system for the first time called “Single Passenger Recognition Technology” and developed in-house.
Support demo: Two Lime engineers ride a scooter. After about 30 seconds, the latter chimes, slows down, and then stops. Based on the weight distribution, the lean angle of the scooter in turns, the scooter has detected the presence of a second passenger.
“One person at a time”
Then, a message warns the user in his app with a red pictogram next to an image showing two people on a scooter: “Only one person at a time. Safety issue. Feel free to book another vehicle if you want to travel with friends “. .
“The user will not be able to retrieve the scooter, they will have to park it in a specific place and take another vehicle, alone”, continues Hadi Karam, who highlights “an advance for safety in public space”.
At Pony, also present at the Autonomy fair, the scooter doesn’t even start. She calls directly and notifies the user that “route 2 has been detected”. “The sensors that will detect the number of feet on the scooter are installed on its floor,” explains Guillem Leroux, Pony’s public policy manager.
“Afterwards, we refer users to our Double-Pony, our two-seater self-service bikes, if they want to ride together,” explains Guillem Leroux.
rapid deployment
Without giving specific dates of entry into force, the two operators explain that the deployment can be rapid. “We just need to have a software optimization of our vehicles, the sensors are already present in the scooters”, confesses Hadi Karam. Pony announces for its part a gradual arrival of about 300 machines in France for May.
A solution that Lime could implement in particular in Paris, if the operator is renewed within the framework of the tender and, especially, if the vote organized on April 2 by the city of Paris ends the maintenance service for free scooters.
Source: BFM TV
