The goal of Toothem has been to create safer roads for cycling and scootering. Some of the Automobile solutions for Vulnerable Street Users (VSUs) so far are Wireless Messages, Vehicle Inputs, Vulnerable Street User Data, and Sensor Fusion. Sensor Fusion refers to Sensors on bicycles, scooters, mobile phones, and signs. B2C converts sensor data to device dynamics. Wireless messages create industry standard Common Safety Messages (CSMs) from sensors on bicycles, scooters, and rider accessories over Bluetooth 5, C-V2X, or DSRC. Automotive Inputs provide auto OEM safety system inputs for ADAS and AV systems based on SAE standards for tracking non-line of site (NLOS) VSUs. Vulnerable Street User Data is for the purpose of Generating and storing vulnerability indices data for automotive, smart city and university simulation and product teams.
Some of the supporters for this new technology so far are ‘People for Bicycles’, Mirpur Bicycles, Toothem, D.A.M.P., and Tech B.I.K.E., as well as several renowned universities. The board was started by Tanvir Osman and some notable members so far are King Gear, Coral Sports, B.I.G. Bikes, One Bike Avenue, and Sport N Outdoors.