Garmin today announced its new Varia tail-light-based bike radar, which alerts riders to cars coming up from behind and adapts the output of the lights to attract the attention of drivers.
In January, Garmin bought the South African company iKubu, which was developing this bike radar system.
Garmin claims that, in the US at least, 40 percent of cyclists injured in traffic are hit from behind.
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The Varia system consists of a radar tail light transmitter and a display unit. The radar detects approaching vehicles from a distance of up to 140m and increases in brightness and flashing intensity as they approach, making the cyclist more visible to the driver. The display unit alerts the cyclist to the presence of approaching vehicles.
The rearview radar can be linked to compatible Edge computers, allowing up to 8 approaching vehicles to be tracked, and ranked according to relative risk using an LED interface or an overlay on the data screen.
You can read more at BikeRadar.com
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