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Finally, a real world use case for iBeacons?
3 points by behucrolig 2650 days ago
See https://www.pzu.pl/pzugo (in Polish)

Polish insurer PZU have teamed up with Estimote (manufacturer according to instruction manual at https://www.pzu.pl/_fileserver/item/1514856) to use beacons with accelerometer to detect vehicle collisions and summon help if needed. Presumably the bigger picture is to get drivers to opt in to allowing insurer to track driving habits.
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howard941 2650 days ago
What do the beacons bring to the system? Genuine question, curious how they fit into the scheme.
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behucrolig 2649 days ago
Good question, I guess the beacon is needed to wake the phone app, that's probably all, right? The beacon does has an accelerometer, but then again, so does the phone...
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howard941 2649 days ago
If the designer was here I'd ask why select a beacon instead of connecting as a bluetooth LE peripheral to take advantage of connected mode's superior power budgeting?
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