INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Meet Angell, a new smart bike from a French startup led by Marc Simoncini who is mostly known for founding Meetic
The company is announcing its first electric-bike today
bike with an aluminum frame, integrated lights and a removable battery
It has a 2.4-inch touch screen to control the bike
The battery should last 70km on a single charge
and that you can already find on Cowboy and Vanmoof e-bikes
It connects with your phone using Bluetooth and has an integrated lock and alarm system
If somebody tries to steal your bike, the bike will play a loud sound
If somebody manages to steal your bike, you can track it using an integrated GPS chip and cellular modem.But Angell wants to go one step
further with its integrated display
First, you can select different levels of assistance directly on the bike itself
You can also set an emergency contact so that they automatically receive a notification if your bike detects a fall.More interestingly, you
can set a destination on your phone and get turn-by-turn directions on your bike
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be available at some point during the summer of 2020
just the first step of the company
Eventually, Angell wants to dedicate 5% of its revenue to a smart city fund and incubator, the Angell Lab
The company wants to create an ecosystem of startups that want to reinvent city mobility
Angell is fully funded by Marc Simoncini for now.
