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Georgia Tech Students Develop Digital Locks for Shared Bikes
By admin | March 12, 2010
Georgia Tech Students Develop Digital Locks for Shared Bikes
Students in Emory University’s bike-sharing program will soon be able to unlock the bikes they want to use by sending a text message. The university will replace its current system, which requires manually checking out a key, with the automatic one, developed by students at the nearby Georgia Institute of Technology.
Each bike in the new “viaCycle” fleet will be equipped with a GPS and locking system. When students or employees want to use a bike, they will send a text message with
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