3BO.BIKE Micromobility Solutions

3BO from Stellenbosch in South Africa offers a B2B solution for companies – and organisations – in the bicycle world, and for related insurance and security entities, who are focused on bicycle theft prevention, post-incident tracking and escalation, towards quick recoveries. Our turnkey solution helps businesses offer – or have in-house – efficient and cost-effective tracking and recovery services to their their audiences.

Solutions for bicycle and insurance businesses:

GPS tracking technology: 3BO uses lightweight, efficient, battery-powered, and waterproof GPS trackers that can be discreetly mounted on a bicycle. The device is permanently connected to any cellular network for communication, via an international solution knowns as BICS.
Post-theft recovery service: The solution is specifically focused on immediate post-theft recovery. If a bicycle is stolen, the system enables high-resolution GNSS triangulation to help locate it. 3BO also partners with recovery and first-responder companies to aid in the recovery process.
WhatsApp integration: Customers and businesses interact with the system via a WhatsApp-based interface on their smartphones. Event detection, such as unexpected movement, triggers notifications and alerts through Whatsapp, with the power of the latter allwoing for instant sharing and escalation.
Live tracking: In the event of a theft, the system provides a live tracking URL that can be shared widely with the user’s online community to aid in recovery.
Partnerships and integrations: 3BO endevours to assist in securing partnerships with insurance companies to offer everyone’s customers a valuable theft-recovery service. The system is also hardware-agnostic, meaning it can integrate with various other tracking devices, but for now, we use the Teltonika suite with great success.
Minimal effort for end-clients: The user-onboarding process for the trackers is designed to be simple, with only the scanning of a QR code required. This “zero-touch” approach minimizes effort for both the business and the end customer.

Simple for riders. Integrable for partners. Optimised for recovery.

End-user flow (rider)

1. Install

Mount the tracker or have your retailer fit it. Devices include a QR for quick pairing.

2. Register

Scan the QR, complete a short WhatsApp signup process —no further apps required.

3. Protect

Immediately ready to monitor movement; receive alerts when unusual activity is detected.

4. Alert

Immediate WhatsApp alerts to YOU, escalatable to designated responders – with a live tracking link.

5. Track

Browser-based and fully-shareable live map allows recovery teams and / or community members to follow the asset in real-time.

6. Recover

Partner recovery teams, security firms, or community volunteers coordinate retrieval with location evidence provided.

Partner workflows

We provide clear playbooks so our vertical partners can implement pilots and grow / scale with predictable outcomes, measured KPI’s.

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Partner Pilot setup

10–100 devices, KPI definition and seamless onboarding.

Partner platform integration

APIs, webhooks and CSV import ensure your systems get events and telemetry in format of choice.

Operational needs

Incident dashboards, configurable responders, and SLA-based escalation ensure consistent action.

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