Ola Electric just recently announced the launch of a new scooter in the country. Bhavish Aggarwal, the CEO of the company confirmed about the launch via a tweet. He tweeted, “Announcing our next product event in July. Calling it the #endICEAge show, Part 1! Part 1 of the show would end ICE age in scooters! With S1 Pro, S1 Air and … XXXX .. And maybe one more thing!”
A teaser image of the scooter showing its headlamp was also shared by him. The company currently offers three electric scooters in the country- Ola S1, Ola S1 Air and Ola S1 Pro. Deliveries of Ola S1 Air will begin in July this year.
Ola Electric is also working towards a new helmet detection system. According to an Autocar India report, the feature will use a camera to detect whether the rider is wearing a helmet or not. This information will be then shared with the Vehicle Control Unit (VCU) which will be relayed to the Motor Control Unit (MCU). The MCU unit will further decide whether the vehicle will switch to Ride mode or not.
Explaining about the feature, the report says that if the vehicle is in Ride mode and the system detects that the rider is not wearing a helmet, the e-scooter will automatically switch to Park mode. Further, a notification will be sent on the dashboard reminding the user to wear a helmet.
The reports stated, “Only if the system is able to detect that the rider is wearing a helmet, will the VCU allow the electric scooter/bike to switch to Ride mode, and it will then continue monitoring the rider.”
Ola Electric will be beginning the deliveries of Ola S1 Air in July this year. Ola S1 Air was launched last year. The electric scooter is the company’s most affordable e-scooter yet. It offers three different variants and comes with a starting price of ₹84,999 for the base model.
