Strava has rolled out a number of new product features, including: updates to its AI feature, leaderboards, Flyover maps, and progress tracking analytics.
Athlete Intelligence
Athlete Intelligence is Strava’s AI-powered feature that analyses and summarises key workout takeaways for subscribers.
The feature now includes virtual run/ride data, power insights, and segment analysis. Athlete Intelligence is now out of beta. According to Strava, this decision was made based on… ‘specific criteria such as seeing similar positive feedback rates between run and ride activities, [and] more accurate insights with fewer mistakes.’
Leaderboards
Strava points out that, in its latest feature update, it has improved leaderboard quality and identifies unrealistic speeds, GPS errors and other anomalies that could skew leaderboard results. This aims to keep the competition on the app fair for all athletes by removing outliers and potential rule violations.
Every activity uploaded to Strava is now automatically analysed by a machine learning model, which looks at 57 different factors, such as speed and acceleration, to determine if any portion of an activity was recorded in a vehicle.
If the system detects a vehicle, the activity is flagged, and the user is prompted to crop it or make it private. Strava is also applying this same technology to prevent bike rides on run leaderboards and ebikes on ride leaderboards. This is part of an ongoing effort to keep leaderboards fair – reflect true performances.
Flyover
Strava’s updated Flyover feature is a dynamic 3D map for playing back activities, which now includes off-platform sharing capabilities. Subscribers can now share their Flyover directly to Instagram Stories or via a shareable link for other platforms.
To share a Flyover, subscribers will need to click on the ‘Share’ button on the Activity Details Page or the Flyover screen. After beginning the process to share, there will be a push notification to notify users when the video is ready. Longer activities may need more time for the video to generate.
Flyovers are available for GPS-enabled activities on the subscriber’s own profile, including past activities
Progress comparison
Subscribers can compare past efforts side-by-side to track improvements. This can help to gauge progress towards personal milestones and race goals.
An updated progress summary chart now includes a comparison mode so athletes can contrast recent activities against past time ranges of training. This capability helps athletes to do deeper analysis and uncover trends in their performance.
