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This appears to be an obvious idea but is it available ?
The theft tracker
The origin of Sherlock, the “invisible” bike tracker, started in a scenic piazza in Turin, Italy. It was there that its founder, Pierluigi Freni, was leaving the theatre with a friend, who discovered that his bike had been stolen. Freni says the pair wished they had a Find My iPhone app for the bike. And so a business idea was born.
The result is a GPS tracker that sits invisibly inside handlebars (so thieves can’t simply remove it). Users activate the device when parking, and receive an alert if the bike is moved. They can then track its position on a smartphone and share a tracking code with police. The app also includes a “bike passport” – a document with information on the bike and the owner – which was developed with police.
The startup has received support from the University of Bath Innovation Centre, as well as funding from the European Union’s frontier cities project. After selling out an initial run of 1,000 units last year, the company is getting ready for a larger second round of production, while celebrating winning the Best Startup prize at the 2017 CosmoBike show in Italy.
too costy ?