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"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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GoPro's Smart Motorcycle Helmet Is Finally On Its Way, With a Big Name Onboard (www.rideapart.com)

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Action camera maker GoPro first indicated interest in public in smart helmet tech in 2024, when it bought Forcite. In 2025, it's moving forward on smart helmet development.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

I feel like go pro created a market and took the top spot then got lazy. Sony tried to get into go pros space but their actions camera never really threatened gopros top spot in any meaningful way.

Now over the last ~2 years insta360 cameras have really taken off. Suddenly I'm seeing news that gopro is doing all these new things.

Competition is good for all of us. Makes companies get off their ass and innovate or improve things.

As for this helmet I worry about repairability and upgradeability. Helmets are generally only supposed to be used for about 5 years before they need to get replaced. Does that mean I so have to buy the camera again in 5 years? What if I break the lens on the camera is the whole helmet trash now too? Go pros havent really been friends of repairability and they still like to overheat in certain situations which I worry will only get worse when stuck inside a helmet without as much access to fresh air.