Onboard intelligence that governs speed, detects dangerous riding, and notifies parents and operators in real time — built to license, built to scale.
Electric bicycles are now capable of sustained speeds that outpace conventional road rules, enforcement capacity, and parental visibility. The youngest and least accountable riders are often the most dangerous — and rental fleets have no way to intervene when a bike leaves the car park.
That is how the United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety described the global e-bike death crisis. The data below spans the US, China, and Europe. It counts up in real time based on verified annual rates from government and peer-reviewed sources.
Ride1OS places an inertial measurement unit directly on the bike frame — not the rider's phone. Sensor data feeds into motor controller firmware that responds in milliseconds. The phone becomes a notification layer, not the enforcement layer.
A three-axis accelerometer and gyroscope reads true pitch angle and speed from the bike frame — immune to phone placement or rider behaviour.
Configured limits for speed and pitch angle are evaluated in real time at the motor controller. No cloud dependency. Instant response.
Four escalating states: normal, warning, restricted, disabled. Each threshold breach triggers the next level automatically.
Rental fleet units carry their own SIM and communicate directly to the operator dashboard over cellular — independent of any rider device. Consumer units use Bluetooth relay via the companion app.
Parents or fleet operators receive real-time alerts at each escalation with ride location and violation log. Disablement requires authorised reset via the dashboard or companion app.
The IMU is fixed to the bicycle frame — not the rider's phone. Pitch and speed readings are always accurate regardless of how the rider carries their device.
Motor intervention happens at the controller — not via a software warning. Speed restriction and disablement are physical, not advisory.
Four defined states give riders and operators clear, proportionate consequences. A first warning does not disable the bike. Repeated violations do.
Every session is timestamped. Violations, escalation events, and location data are logged to the registered account for operator review and compliance records.
Each unit carries a unique hardware ID linked to a guardian or operator account. Bikes are accountable. Riders are known.
At the highest escalation level, a configurable notification is sent to nominated law enforcement or government contacts — with registration ID and ride location.
Out-of-town renters on unfamiliar trails with no stake in the outcome are the highest-risk riders in any fleet. Ride1OS gives operators the tools to set limits, monitor behaviour, and intervene automatically — without a staff member on every ride.
Set thresholds per bike or per zone. Apply lower limits on conservation trails or near schools. No hardware changes required.
Real-time visibility across every active rental. Violation alerts hit the desk before the rider gets back to the shop.
Every session logged. Every violation timestamped. A complete record if a rider disputes damage or an incident is reported.
A bike that is being abused stops assisting. The rider can still pedal home — but the fun of electric assist ends. That is the incentive.
"We know exactly which riders abuse the bikes. We just had no way to stop them or prove it until they came back with damage."
A real-time simulation of the Ride1OS escalation engine. Speed, pitch, and violation events play out in sequence — exactly as they would on a physical unit.
Ride1OS is seeking integration partners and early licensing conversations with motor system manufacturers and fleet operators. The provisional patent is filed. The hardware prototype is underway.