Intelligent e-bike system from Bosch AI functions should take away range anxiety
E-bike riders occasionally worry about the battery range. In future, artificial intelligence will adjust the assistance so that you can safely reach your destination. But AI also helps in other areas.
02.07.2024, 15:21
04.07.2024, 10:59
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At the Eurobike bike fair in Frankfurt, technology company Bosch presented its AI solution "Range Control", which makes it easier to plan e-bike tours. The navigation software from Baden-Württemberg calculates the battery level with which you will arrive at your destination.
The system also takes into account various parameters such as the system weight, the altitude profile of the route and individual riding behavior. As the AI learns from the live data, the forecasts become increasingly precise over time.
At the start of the tour, riders can also specify the minimum battery level they want to arrive at their destination with. In this case, the system dynamically regulates the electric motor and adjusts the motor assistance as required.
Reaching the destination with AI
An AI feature is also designed to help with route planning. The system learns over time, for example, which types of road, which surface or which gradients are preferred and at what speed, and suggests an appropriate route.
At the trade fair in Frankfurt, Bosch also presented innovative electric gear shifting systems that were developed together with specialists from TRP and Shimano. In future, e-bikes will be able to shift gears fully automatically if desired.
Inexperienced e-bikers in particular are sometimes unsure about selecting the right gear and can focus fully on riding and the traffic environment with automatic shifting.
"This makes e-bike riding more comfortable, more individual and also safer," said Claus Fleischer, Managing Director of Bosch eBike Systems. The Bosch subsidiary is one of the largest suppliers of e-bike components such as motors, batteries and software for connected bikes and supplies bike manufacturers such as Centurion, Cresta, Flyer, Gazelle, Kalkhoff, Kettler, KTM, Riese & Müller and Velo de Ville.
