The startup develops active safety technology for light vehicles, including bikes, scooters, and golf carts, focusing on enhanced communication systems and risk awareness tools. Their solutions aim to reduce reckless riding and accidents while ensuring compliance with municipal regulations, providing manufacturers with safety and anti-theft technologies.
Funding
$530K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
Founders
Product
Problem
The increasing popularity of light electric vehicles like e-scooters and e-bikes in urban areas has led to a rise in accidents, theft, and regulatory compliance issues. Fleet operators and municipalities face challenges in ensuring rider safety, preventing vehicle abuse, and adhering to local ordinances.
Solution
GEKOT provides a suite of active safety, anti-theft, and rules-compliance technologies designed for light electric vehicles. By adapting automotive-grade solutions to the micro-mobility market, GEKOT enhances rider safety through collision detection and alerts, deters theft with alarms and electronic locks, and ensures compliance with municipal regulations through speed reduction and geofencing. The technology improves situational awareness for riders, deters vandalism, and helps fleet operators manage their assets more effectively.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes manufacturers and fleet operators of light electric vehicles, as well as municipalities seeking to regulate and improve the safety of micro-mobility solutions within their cities.
Features
- Collision detection technology that alerts riders to potential accidents
- Tampering alarm system that activates when the battery compartment is accessed
- Electronic lock-to devices that secure vehicles to bike racks
- Sidewalk detection using vehicle dynamics sensors
- Automatic headlight activation in low-light conditions
- High-mounted brake lights for increased visibility
- Passive turn indication system that signals when steering
- Downed scooter detection with bright illumination and push notifications
- IoT device removal detection that triggers alarms and deactivates propulsion
- Speed reduction when a rules violation is detected