Copenhagen Wheel

This past decade, cities have been scratching their heads on how to reduce the amount of vehicle traffic coming in and out. This may be the answer.

The Copenhagen Wheel is a wheel that changes a normal bike into hybrid electric bike that will also function as mobile environmental sensing units using the program digital urban.

This wheel is controlled through an iPhone application which can be used to unlock and lock the bike, shift gears, and even select if and how the motor will assist. Sensors use the data collected about the surroundings such as road conditions, carbon monoxide, noise, and even temperature and relative humidity.

The bike wheel should be ready by 2011 and will cost about $500.