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The Clara smart jacket will debut at the Wearable Technology Show 2016, which is being held at Excel London on the 15th and 16th March 2016.
The jacket incorperates ultra bright LED turn signals and braking sensors to improve cyclists’ safety at night by enhancing their visibilty. The jacket automatically perceives whether the rider is braking and promptly activates all indicators in red to signalize the slowdown to arroaching drivers and to prevent accidents.
The jacket features a small circuit system hidden in an internal pocket, which is covered by a polycarbonate material to ensure that it is waterproof, which interacts via Bluetooth to a lever placed on the handlebars of the bike.
