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Smart tech has made driving cars easier. These NAU engineers want to do the same for bikes

Cars are seemingly constantly adding new technologies to make them “smarter:” adaptive cruise control, lane-adjust sensors and information about road and traffic conditions.

Those technologies have not yet made it to bicycles, but a team at Northern Arizona University is trying to change that.

The group of engineers is working on a smart bike, which will provide riders with real-time information about the available bike infrastructure in a particular area, among other things.

Chun-Hsing Ho is an assistant professor in NAU’s department of civil engineering, construction management and environmental engineering.

The Show spoke with him to learn about the project.

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Mark Brodie is a co-host of The Show, KJZZ’s locally produced news magazine. Since starting at KJZZ in 2002, Brodie has been a host, reporter and producer, including several years covering the Arizona Legislature, based at the Capitol.