Participant · Urban Mobility Incubator 2026 · Supported by EIT Urban Mobility and VEFRESH
Pause & Pass is built by the team behind CrossAware, our safety app for pedestrians and cyclists in Riga (Android beta).
Created to raise safety compliance in the micromobility industry.
Pause & Pass is a white-label safety plugin for micromobility operators. During an active trip it requests a pause or lower volume in mapped high-risk zones and records auditable safety events.
No vehicle hardware. No separate app. Runs inside your existing rider app.
For shared e-scooter, self-propelled bicycle, e-bike and e-moped operators · Riga-first, expanding across the Baltics
Participant · Urban Mobility Incubator 2026 · Supported by EIT Urban Mobility and VEFRESH
Pause & Pass is built by the team behind CrossAware, our safety app for pedestrians and cyclists in Riga (Android beta).
Riders on headphones or phones may miss the risk at rail, tram and pedestrian crossings. A warning reaches them as they enter a mapped zone.
AwarenessA safety record you can share with your insurer, the city or a regulator when they ask what you do about risk.
ShowEach event is logged with time, zone and outcome.
DocumentA shared way for operators, insurers and cities to see and document what is done about rider safety. This is our aim. It is not yet a recognised standard.
Pause & Pass works in the background during an active rental trip. Operators decide the appropriate rider disclosure and safety experience for their market, while Pause & Pass supplies recommended privacy language, event logging and configurable intervention rules.
We map rail, tram and pedestrian crossings from OpenStreetMap; you choose which are active and can add your own.
The plugin runs only during an active rental trip — never outside it.
Near a zone it pauses audio, lowers the volume, plays a sound alert or shows an on-screen message. You choose which.
An auditable record: time, zone ID, app/SDK version, intervention type and technical outcome.
See zone visits, intervention frequency, system performance and the zones with the highest exposure.
Our Riga map already holds 5,000+ rail, tram and pedestrian crossings (October 2026), built from OpenStreetMap and regularly refreshed. You choose which zones are active for your fleet.
LTAB reported in February 2026: 24 OCTA claims for accidents caused by e-scooter riders, with compensation from €160 up to €5,500 per claim.
Source: LTAB, 13 February 2026. Calculated OCTA compensation for claims received by 1 February 2026.
Trips in risk zones, interventions, coverage and system performance — per zone, per day, exportable.
RZ-014Railway crossing · Brīvības iela312RZ-007Tram tracks · Maskavas iela241RZ-022Pedestrian crossing · Krasta iela188RZ-031Pedestrian crossing · Daugavgrīvas iela126Price on request. Tell us about your fleet and we send you a quote.
We reply with a pilot quote.
Android first; iOS scope agreed per pilot. Audio behaviour varies by OS, device and player. Here is what Pause & Pass supports on each platform and which decisions stay with you.
| Capability | Android | iOS | Operator decision |
|---|---|---|---|
| Background trip monitoring | Built and validated in the pilot, subject to permissions and OS conditions | Scoped per pilot | Define the required permission flow |
| Audio intervention | Audio-focus behaviour varies by OS, device and player | Scoped per pilot | Choose pause, lower volume, sound alert or on-screen message |
| Event logging | Built and validated in the pilot | Scoped per pilot | Define the minimised event schema and retention |
| Zone configuration | Built and validated in the pilot | Scoped per pilot | Select standard and custom zones |
| Rider messaging | Optional | Optional | You choose the copy and UX |
Zone entry is evaluated using configurable buffers and location-confidence rules to reduce false triggers near crossing boundaries.
In week 1 we map your app's trip flow and agree the integration path with your mobile team. We build it with you; your app UI stays yours.
The plugin starts and stops with your trip start and end events. Zones are evaluated on the device, during active trips only.
Eligible active trips on supported app versions are now covered. Safety events flow into your operator dashboard, and you own the record for reporting.
A safety buyer will ask hard questions about data. Here is where we stand, and what we document for your pilot.
Data-protection and security questionnaires: hello@pauseandpass.com
No. Audio behaviour depends on the OS, device and player. We request a configured intervention (pause, lower volume, sound alert or on-screen message) within platform capabilities and validate behaviour across your supported matrix.
The plugin runs during active trips using on-device zone logic and standard location APIs, tuned to minimise battery use. We share measurements during the pilot.
Zone entry uses configurable buffers and location-confidence rules to reduce false triggers. Limits apply: GPS accuracy, device settings, battery management and the quality of the zone database can all affect how an intervention works.
You control disclosure. Location processing and automated interventions should be described in your privacy notice and rider terms; we supply recommended language.
Only minimised events — zone ID, timestamp, app/SDK version and outcome. Retention and controller / processor roles are agreed per operator.
We maintain a mapped zone database for your markets and support custom zones; you decide which zones are active.
No. Pause & Pass is not an insurance product and does not guarantee lower premiums. It creates preventive controls and measurable safety evidence that may support future claims and insurance-risk discussions.
No. Pause & Pass is software that integrates into your existing operator app.
No. It runs inside your existing operator app.
No. It is built for connected micromobility platforms, including e-scooters, self-propelled bicycles, e-bikes and e-mopeds.
Price on request. You start with a one-off paid pilot, and after the pilot you pay per ride. The price depends on your fleet size and the cities you operate in. Send a request and we reply with a pilot quote.
Yes. CrossAware is our safety app for pedestrians and cyclists in Riga, currently in Android beta. Pause & Pass is built by the same team, and both use the same Riga danger-zone map, built from OpenStreetMap. CrossAware users' data is not used in Pause & Pass.
A pilot in your city, inside your existing app, with a dashboard, regular safety reports and final recommendations.
*If the operator provides this data.
Or email us directly at hello@pauseandpass.com