DISCUSSION

BUSINESS PLAN

  • Buy cheaper materials in bulk to decrease cost to create the product

  • Target sale price for vest and control system: $65

  • Target customer: recreational street cyclists or people who use bikes as transportation

  • Sell vest at sporting goods stores and bike shops as well as online

future work/improvements based on feedback

  • Have both the right and left turn signals controlled by one 3-position switch (up for right, middle for off, and down for left.

  • Be able to display the brake lights at the same time as the turn signal

  • Make components wireless

  • Have compatibility with autonomous driving systems

  • Incorporate a signaling system that would ensure that the rider is detected by vehicles Lidar or cameras

  • Have a "preview screen" on the turn signal switch so the cyclist can see if the turn signal is on

  • Add an off/on switch

  • Provide a variety of wearable options other than vest (belt that goes around waist, arm sleeve, etc.) that use same technology

  • Make product weatherproof