The bike light is the product of See.Sense a company that creates cycling technology products to make cycling safer and to engage the community in insights. Find out more about the See.Sense technology here.

It depends on the phone, but for every hour of riding, the app will use about 1-2MB (about the same as uploading one photograph). If not riding, the data use is negligible.

It depends on the phone, but one hour of riding will use approximately 10% of the phone’s battery. If not riding, the battery use is negligible.

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The patented sensor and communications technology inside See.Sense lights identifies 800 sensor recordings/second. It then applies artificial intelligence to perform 32 million operations per second on these readings. The light then sends this processed data via low energy Bluetooth to your smartphone, then your smartphone sends the data to the cloud. It’s this combination of our patented hardware and app that allows See.Sense to gather never-before-seen insights that are simply not possible using an app alone.

The technology will gather data such as crash events, near miss incidents, abrupt acceleration and deceleration, swerving, road conditions, average speeds, dwell time and rider feedback.

To collect data, you must have your light on, be connected to the app (in the background is fine) and have agreed to the terms and conditions for data collection for your project.

If you are collecting data, you will see your Ride Stats change in the app and occasionally you will be prompted to fill in a post-ride survey.

See.Sense aggregate and depersonalise the data before sharing analysis and insights with Deakin University. As this data will be collected for the Light insights Trial (LiT) you will be given a project code so that your data can be anonymised, aggregated and shared with the research team at Deakin University. You can see examples of analysis from similar See.Sense projects here.

Ride insights can only be collected when you have opted into cycling insights in the app and agreed to the See.Sense Mobile App Terms and Conditions and Mobile App Privacy Policy. You must then have the app open, or on in the background, and your light needs to be on. The See.Sense mobile application gives the user the option to set privacy zones within which no data will be collected. It is recommended that the user include their home within their privacy zones.

Users can ask See.Sense to delete data at anytime. This will also be deleted from the Deakin University systems as well.

The light doesn’t have any in-built GPS components (they would use too much battery life) so See.Sense relies on the phone’s GPS to pair location with the data collected by the light. Location settings are also required for crash alerts.

You can run the See.Sense app at the same time as other location apps such as Strava and Map My Ride. In terms of battery usage, apps using location data will use around 10% of your battery per hour. When you run a second app, this will bring total battery usage to around 12% per hour (depending on the make of your phone), which does not represent a significant increase.

Yes, your smartphone will have to be with you on your ride and also connected through our app to the light (keeping it on in the background is OK). This allows for data to be collected and then sent to the cloud via your smartphone once your ride has ended. Your phone doesn't have to be on your handlebars, it can be in your pocket or backpack.

Not at all, simply cycle the way you normally would. The telemetry insights from the See.Sense light can detect road surface anomalies before potholes occur as well as any avoidance actions you take around large defects. Simply enjoy your ride as normal.

The Light insights Trial is a project which will allow the TAC to uncover the opportunity that new and innovative technology and data sources offer. The TAC has chosen to invest in a technology for cyclists as data sources which provide road safety insights are particularly challenging for this road user group.

The Light insights Trial is a part of the holistic investment in cycling safety being made by the TAC.

In addition to this trial the TAC invests significant amount in cycling infrastructure projects. Across Victoria, the $100 million TAC Safer Cyclists and Pedestrian Fund is delivering 44 walking and cycling projects. The TAC is also partnering with DoT as a part of the $13 million investment into the delivery of pop-up cycling lanes to help relieve congestion and provide an alternative to public transport for those living closer to the CBD.

The trial is being undertaken so that the TAC can understand if technology, such as the See.Sense light, can offer insight which can inform investment in safer cycling projects. In addition to the collection and analysis of data the TAC will also be undertaking an evaluation of the technology and trial findings.

The trial is being delivered in partnership with the iMOVE CRC, Deakin University and See.Sense.

See.Sense is a company based in Belfast Ireland that creates cycling technology products to make cycling safer and to engage the community in insights. Find out more about the See.Sense technology here. See.Sense has delivered trials using its technology in a range of other countries and is globally one of the most experience cycling technology companies.

Deakin University is a leading university based in Victoria with campuses located in Melbourne's Burwood suburb, Geelong Waurn Ponds, Geelong Waterfront and Warrnambool.

Deakin University was selected as the research partner for the project following a competitive EOI stage managed by the iMOVE CRC. The researchers from Deakin University will bring experience in the areas of data security and privacy, road safety analysis, cyclist safety evaluation and policies, and collection and analysis of geospatial data.

More details on Deakin University’s research can be found here: https://www.deakin.edu.au/research.

The iMOVE Cooperative Research Centre is a leading applied research center which focusses on research in the transport and mobility sector. The CRC is supported by funding from industry partners, including the TAC, and funding from the Australia Federal Government’s Corporative Research Centre’s (CRC) program.

More details on iMOVE can be found here: https://imoveaustralia.com/faq/.

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