Overview
- Ather announced the rollout this week and has begun delivering Pothole+ Alerts to Gen 2 and newer scooters including the 450 Apex, 450X and Rizta Z.
- The system flags potholes, broken road patches, uneven surfaces and speed breakers and shows a visual warning on the scooter dashboard.
- Riders can also hear audio alerts through the scooter’s speakers, the Ather Halo smart helmet or any compatible Bluetooth headset to avoid taking their eyes off the road.
- Ather says the feature was built from nearly nine years of anonymised fleet data and on-scooter compute and is offered via a software update, though independent performance or geographic coverage details were not provided.
- The launch highlights a shift to software-led safety upgrades for connected vehicles and could reduce surprise hazards on common routes as the company grows its road-condition dataset.