Stolen electrical bikes constructed round Bosch motors will likely be tougher to promote, service, and journey on the finish of January. That’s when Bosch is rolling a brand new digital theft characteristic that lets homeowners mark the bike as stolen within the Bosch Circulate app — no subscription required. Bosch rolled out an analogous characteristic for costly Bosch batteries final yr, however it stupidly required a subscription to Circulate Plus.
“If an e-bike or a battery is marked as stolen, it may be recognized as such all through your entire digital ecosystem of Bosch eBike Methods,” says the corporate in a press release. “This makes reselling the e-bike troublesome and will increase the probabilities of the proprietor getting the e-bike again.”
Bikes marked as stolen will ship a warning to consumers and authorities after they try to connect with it by way of the Circulate app. Sellers additionally obtain the warning in Bosch’s diagnostic software program after they hook up with the e-bike for servicing. The stolen e-bikes are blocked from connecting to the Circulate app, gained’t obtain over-the-air updates, and riders can’t change driving modes.
