micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!
"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.
micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"
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Man oh man... Let's begin.
Is this really a key pain point?
Recent research looking into why cyclists don't wear helmets said that, "...with the most common being that they did not own a helmet, that it was inconvenient, or that it was uncomfortable." (Source)
But with this inflatable helmet, "When it’s time to ride, a small USB-C pump inflates the helmet in under 30 seconds, providing a quick and convenient transition from portability to protection."
Pulling out an electric pump (which are NOT quite) and inflating your helmet for 30 seconds is not convenient and would pretty much be the cause for not wearing it. Oh, and don't forget to charge that pump, or your helmet won't work!
That, along with how expensive this will be, it's basically complicating something that isn't complicated.
This might solve a problem for a wealthy, regular cyclist who is a tech nerd and already wears a helmet. But even that would require that they are ok with new inconveniences.