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Beam Mobility

App-Controlled Helmet Lock

Name: App-Controlled Helmet Lock
Brand: Beam Mobility
SKU: App-Controlled

Operator-owned Beam helmet-lock system that equips every Beam e-scooter with a helmet released electronically at the start of each booking.

Capability Categories

Lock Only

Helmet Lock

Locking / Access Summary

Access

Beam app booking

Release

Trip start

Return

Replacement-fee policy

Comms

Bluetooth cited; confirm spec

Contact for Pricing Manufacturer Site

Technical Specifications

Rider Flow

Helmet State

Secured to the e-scooter between trips

Unlock Trigger

Releases electronically at the start of each booking

Return Accountability

Replacement fee may apply if the supplied helmet is not returned

App Layer

Helmet selfie rewards, safety quiz, and ride-rule education

Deployment Context

Commercial Availability

Operator-owned Beam system; not published as standalone accessory

Host Vehicle

Beam Saturn 5 deployments include a bluetooth-locked helmet reference

Market Evidence

Australia is the strongest official source context

Enforcement

Safety Ambassadors, patrollers, warnings, and repeat-offender bans

Published Specs

Public Product Name

App-controlled Helmet Lock

Connectivity

Bluetooth referenced publicly; protocol/API not published

Unpublished

OEM, battery, IP rating, dimensions, and mechanical specs

Confidence

Helmet lock/release: high; third-party procurement details: unconfirmed

Connectivity

Companion App

Beam rider app

Features & Capabilities

Key Features

Helmet secured to the scooter between Beam bookings

Electronic helmet release at booking start

Bluetooth-locked helmet referenced for Saturn 5 deployments

Beam app helmet selfie rewards and discounts

Supplied helmet return backed by replacement-fee policy

Safety Ambassador and patroller helmet-compliance checks

Pre-trip safety briefing and in-app safety quiz context

Used in helmet-mandate markets, especially Australia

Pros

Live large-scale operator deployment, not concept hardware
Combines physical retention with app incentives and policy enforcement
Strong benchmark for markets requiring a helmet on every shared scooter
Public replacement-fee precedent helps define helmet-return accountability

Cons

-Not publicly sold as standalone retrofit hardware
-No public OEM, API, protocol, battery, IP rating, dimensions, or lock-cycle data
-Australia campaign source uses broad wording; confirm market scope before treating as global
-Bluetooth is named in one launch article, but Beam does not publish an integration spec

Ideal For

Benchmarking attached-helmet compliance systems

Helmet-law shared e-scooter markets

Operators designing helmet return accountability

Public-private trials requiring visible safety enforcement

Compatible Fleet Platforms

Beam proprietary platform

Sources: Beam Helmet Safety Awareness Week, Beam Kogarah/Saturn 5 launch, Safe Academy, vehicles page, and Australia/New Zealand terms. Cataloged as an operator-owned benchmark system.

About This Product

Beam Mobility positions the app-controlled Helmet Lock as part of its shared e-scooter safety stack rather than as a standalone hardware SKU. In its September 22, 2025 Helmet Safety Awareness Week release, Beam says every Beam e-scooter has a helmet secured by an app-controlled Helmet Lock that releases electronically at the start of each booking.

The stronger catalog angle is helmet-compliance operations: Beam pairs the physical lock with in-app helmet selfies, ride discounts, safety briefings, Safety Ambassador checks, repeat-offender bans, and a replacement-fee policy when a supplied helmet is not returned.

Public Beam pages do not publish the lock OEM, protocol/API, battery, IP rating, dimensions, or service workflow. A January 2024 Beam launch article calls the Saturn 5 helmet "bluetooth-locked"; treat Bluetooth as Beam-deployment evidence, not a public third-party integration spec.