In spite of this statistic, emergency response services, such as General Motors' connected OnStar service, are much more commonly integrated into new cars.

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New Bosch Smart Crash Detection Service Could Save Thousands of Lives
The smart crash algorithm system, Help Connect, can reportedly help to cut accident response time by up to half.
According to the National Highway Traf c Safety Administration (NHTSA (https://www.nhtsa.gov/road-safety/motorcycle-
safety#:~:text=The%20latest%20data%20on%20vehicle,a%20motor%20vehicle%20traf c%20crash.)), the risk of dying in an accident
(https://interestingengineering.com/tesla-model-x-cut-in-half-in-accident-with-nissan-gt-r-while-driver-walks-away-untouched) is more than 20
times higher for motorcyclists than it is for car drivers.
In spite of this statistic, emergency response services, such as General Motors' connected OnStar service, are much more commonly integrated into
new cars.
Now, Bosch is aiming to make the same technology mainstream for motorcycles with its new service, Help Connect.
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2. A smart crash detection system
Through a motorcycle's inertial measurement unit, which is already typically tted in bikes for acceleration and angular velocity measurement,
Bosch's Help Connect (https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/products-and-services/two-wheeler-and-powersports/connected-services-
and-systems/help-connect/) service can detect whether a crash has occurred. In the event of an accident, the crash detection
(https://interestingengineering.com/5-ways-new-crash-preventing-ai-is-saving-tesla-owners-lives) service, which is connected to the driver's
smartphone via Bluetooth, connects to the Bosh Service Center for speedy assistance.
According to AutoBlog (https://www.autoblog.com/2020/06/04/bosch-help-connect/?
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De), the accuracy of inertial measurement units means that the service is smart enough to know not to call emergency services
(https://interestingengineering.com/video/this-video-explains-the-logistics-of-disaster-response) if a motorcycle simply falls over from a stationary
position.
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3. Source: Bosch (https://www.bosch-mobility-solutions.com/en/products-and-services/two-wheeler-and-powersports/connected-services-and-
systems/#:~:text=Help%20Connect%20is%20a%20smartphone,longer%20able%20to%20do%20so)
The system uses a smartphone's GPS to allow responders to locate a rider even if no one answers when emergency workers call. Users can also program
the service to call personal emergency contacts in the event of an accident.
Saving thousands of lives
In a press release, Bosch said its "smartphone-based emergency call solution was developed with insights gleaned from many years of accident research
and development."
The company claims that, by cutting emergency response time by up to half, automatic emergency systems such as Help Connect save thousands of
lives. The technology will initially launch in Germany, with the callers able to speak a total of 11 different languages, before the service expands to other
markets.
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