A new project by the senseable MIT lab! So funny how we are in tune :)

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In addition to the social networking and tracking software, MIT is developing a “Smart Bike” that uses regenerative braking to charge a battery for a motor that supplements peddling power. The battery, motor and regenerative braking system are all integrated into a rear wheel and could be retrofitted to existing bicycles.

Beyond local behavioral changes, social networks, and smart bikes, MIT envisions that this sort of monitoring could allow cities such as Copenhagen to conduct carbon-trading using the detailed data and supplement city funding by cutting CO2 emissions.

Copenhagen is a natural fit for the pilot project because 40% of the city’s inhabitants already use bikes as their main mode of transportation. Taken In Broad Daylight aka Snatched movie