Press Release
Bronze A' Design Award in Bicycle Design Goes to Tasow Parallel Universe Ebike by Hefei Songguo
The international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Hefei Songguo for bicycle design
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COMO, Italy, April 15, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Tasow Parallel Universe Ebike by Hefei Songguo, designed for Tasow, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Bicycle Design category. The award was conferred within the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
More About Tasow Parallel Universe Ebike
Tasow Parallel Universe is an electric bicycle designed for urban riding. The frame is made of carbon fiber and shaped as a parallelogram to balance weight distribution. The battery, controller and cables are concealed inside the frame cavity. An adaptive assist system uses several sensors to adjust motor power to rider posture, pedaling force, cadence and road conditions. A planning system creates routes from spoken requests. Front and rear cameras record short videos, monitor side and rear blind spots, and trigger sound and light alerts.
About Hefei Songguo
**TASOW**, headquartered in the Wangjing Central Business District, Chaoyang, Beijing, is a transportation technology company dedicated to leading the transformation of the two-wheel vehicle industry. The name TASOW derives from the company’s mission: “To Accelerate the advent of Sustainable and Open World.” Its Chinese name, conveys the meaning of “exploring the unprecedented.” Through technological innovation, TASOW aims to drive unprecedented change in the global two-wheel vehicle industry, creating smarter, more efficient, and greener products and services to provide solutions for the future of urban mobility worldwide.
Award Record
This recognition makes Hefei Songguo a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Bicycle Design Award
The A' Bicycle Design Award is an international bicycle design competition recognizing good bicycle designs by leading brands and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to bicycle designers, industrial designers, vehicle designers and bicycle brands from all countries. Typical entries include mountain bikes, road bikes, hybrid bikes, cruiser bikes, folding bikes and electric bikes. The awarded bicycle designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/bicycle
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/179852
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/179852
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!179852
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/378428
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.tasow.com/home
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Tasow Parallel Universe Ebike
- Function
- Ebike
- Category
- Bicycle Design
- Discipline
- Industrial Design
- Industry
- Automotive and Sports
- Colors
- Black, Linen, Gainsboro, Dark Slate Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Tasow
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Hefei Songguo
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #179852
Credits
- Team
- Guanglong Zhai
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This ebike, centered on the philosophy of AI empowered free riding, integrates an AI adaptive assist system, an AI context aware experience planning system, an AI video editing function, and a 360 degree active sentinel safety system. It achieves a comprehensive revolution across performance, interaction, and protection, making every ride easier, safer, and more enjoyable.
- Inspiration
- In urban commuting, travel is often reduced to efficiency driven point to point movement, confining individuals to fixed routes and enclosed cabin spaces. Most existing ebikes remain limited to mere transportation tools, failing to fully unlock the potential of two wheeled mobility in terms of flexibility, health benefits, and urban awareness. This ebike is designed not just as a means of transport, but as a mobile living space, transforming riding into a personal journey through the city.
- Research
- The ebike redefines user experience through a hardware software synergy. It merges multiple sensors with AI adaptive assist technology, dynamically adjusting motor assistance based on rider movements and road conditions. The AI context aware experience planning system intelligently plans routes and precisely caters to diverse user needs such as health and exploration. The 360 degree active sentinel safety system enhances riding safety through continuous monitoring and proactive alerts.
- Challenge
- The challenge was offering seamless, responsive assistance. To address this, the ebike employs an AI adaptive assist system with multiple sensors, adjusting power output in real time based on the posture, pedaling force, and cadence of the rider, as well as road conditions. The result is a smart companion that truly understands riding. The system also features a torque sensor with plus or minus 2 percent accuracy and a response time under 10 ms,ensuring power output matches every pedal stroke.
- Realization and Technology
- The carbon fiber frame features exceptional structural strength, a light weight, and high recyclability. The parallelogram frame not only exudes elegance and dynamism but also optimizes weight distribution for enhanced riding stability. Core components such as the battery and controller are fully integrated into the frame cavity, complemented by a 100 percent concealed cable layout, improving visual cohesion, doubling cable lifespan, and improving aerodynamic performance.
- Operation and Interaction
- The AI context aware experience planning system integrates large language models and a multi agent decision making architecture. Users simply describe their needs by voice, and the system will generate the optimal route. The front and rear cameras automatically capture key moments and compile them into short videos, creating shareable riding memories. The 360 degree active sentinel safety system monitors blind spots on the sides and rear, and provides audio visual alerts for proactive protection.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Beijing in July 2024. The product was launched in China in May 2025, and entered mass production with customer deliveries commencing in July 2025.
- Specifications
- product dimensions, 1846 mm x 1044 mm x 653 mm
- Keywords
- Ebike, AI Adaptive Assist System, AI Context Aware Experience Planning System, 360 Degree Active Sentinel Safety System, AI Video Editing, Minimalist Appearance
