No more stress about bicycle theft

Informazioni relative al progetto

Kissmybike

ID dell’accordo di sovvenzione: 815653

DOI

10.3030/815653

Progetto chiuso

Data della firma CE 1 Maggio 2018

Data di avvio 1 Giugno 2018

Data di completamento 31 Ottobre 2018

Finanziato da

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs

Costo totale

€ 71 429,00

Contributo UE

€ 50 000,00

Coordinato da

KMB LAB SRL
Italy

Periodic Reporting for period 1 - Kissmybike (No more stress about bicycle theft)

Periodo di rendicontazione: 2018-06-01 al 2018-10-31

Sintesi del contesto e degli obiettivi generali del progetto

Millions of bicycles are stolen every year, and very few of them get returned. KMB Lab is working on the solution to this problem and has developed Kissmybike—an advanced anti-theft system designed specifically for bicycles. It is a complex IoT product that detects theft and tracks the bicycle's location until its successful recovery. Unlike other products, Kissmybike is invisible, charge-less and effective. Its ultimate goal is to make bike theft futile.
In the Phase 1 project our main objectives were (a) assessment of the bicycle security market, (b) development of go-to-market strategy, and (c) exploration of formal process of stolen bicycles recovery.

Lavoro eseguito dall’inizio del progetto fino alla fine del periodo coperto dalla relazione e principali risultati finora ottenuti

According to the workplan, during the Phase 1 Feasibility study, the KMB Lab team performed a bicycle market analysis based on external resources and in-depth interviews with bicycle industry experts such as bicycle manufacturers, bicycle dealers, bicycle renters and bike-sharing operators. Using the received feedback, we carried out a customers’ demand analysis and assessed the company’s potentialities and weaknesses within a SWOT-analysis. Based on all research done, we developed a Kissmybike business model canvas and have set up its commercialization strategy. As the first result, KMB Lab launched several trials with bicycle manufacturers base in Italy, Germany, France and the Netherlands. In addition to bicycle security market, the Kissmybike anti-theft system appeared to be applicable to other industries.
Along with market studies, KMB Lab continued its research and development activities in order to provide its customers with the best anti-theft performance and suitable installation options. The Kissmybike system is currently under CE certification process. We have also started a procedure of anteriority research and patent request preparation.
KMB Lab team has also explored the recovery process of stolen bicycles by interviewing policemen from different European countries. Using the collected information, we are going to prepare in-app guides for bicycle recovery in case of theft in each country.

Progressi oltre lo stato dell’arte e potenziale impatto previsto (incluso l’impatto socioeconomico e le implicazioni sociali più ampie del progetto fino ad ora)

Starting with Kissmybike, KMB Lab aims at creation of smart tracking technology for smart cities.

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