Meet Ari, the smart e-bike that helps you catch green lights -IBM A/NZ blog

As summer approaches, more people are opting to enjoy the sunshine by riding their bikes. Josh Andres, an IBM Researcher who regularly rides his bike, was inspired by the frustration experienced by bike riders when getting stuck at a red traffic light. This problem aligned well with his research and that of his collaborators at the RMIT Exertion Games Lab, which looks to study how humans can partner with intelligent like systems. Their collaboration resulted in the development of'Ari', a Smart e-Bike which can extend the rider's physical and cognitive abilities to catch traffic lights on the green. Ari used artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things to assist the rider to regulate the speed and cross-traffic lights on green.