[mr_tristan]

Automatic lights would be amazing in ridesharing bike systems, like Nike's Biketown that we have here in PDX: https://www.biketownpdx.com/

I see these fancy "smart" features very useful for making biking convenient and simple for very casual biking.

Hard core bikers already are happy for the most part, and probably only care about shaving off marginal amounts of weight.

[agumonkey]

What are Automatic Lights ?

[mr_tristan]

Um, the article mentions lights several times, and includes a link to these:

https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/550821#overview

They are lights that automatically turn on when needed. Thus, people don't need to bring a lights for the bike they rent, in case it gets dark, etc. Right now, the Biketown bikes don't include any lights on them, so you basically either bring your own or just don't ride them in the evening.

There are of course other features, like automatic brightness adjustment etc. They can be like daytime running lights for your car.

[agumonkey]

oh low light triggered, I see