BMW, Honda, Yamaha join hands for rider safety tech

  • Oct 8, 2015
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BMW, Honda and Yamaha are working together on technology that will warn motorcyclists of hazards on the road

Karl Viktor Schaller of BMW, Tetsuo Suzuki of Honda and Takaaki Kimura of Yamaha

Honda, Yamaha and BMW have announced that the three companies are working together on technology that could be life saving for motorcycle riders.

The three manufacturers are collaborating to evaluate and develop systems to warn motorcyclists of hazards on the road.  These systems will allow bikes to communicate with other vehicles so riders have advanced warning of changing road conditions, accidents and traffic behaviour.

The technology is called Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) and Honda, Yamaha and BMW’s collective program is called ‘Connected Motorcycle Consortium.’ Now, the three manufacturers are looking at others to join them in developing this technology for motorcycles.

The C-ITS is an umbrella term for technology that allows vehicles to communicate with each other and give road users early warning of hazards or conditions. These could include vehicle-to-vehicle warning systems that can alert drivers of an impending collision.

According to a press release, ITS systems designed for cars cannot simply be transferred to motorcycles. Due to the limited space available, electronic systems have to be smaller and be resilient to water, dust and vibration.

Since motorcycles exhibit different driving dynamics, software development and algorithms need to consider special requirements.

The new cooperation was announced on October 6, 2015 at the ITS World Congress in Bordeaux, France, the world’s largest event for intelligent transport systems and services. The three partners also encouraged other motorcycle manufacturers to join the consortium so as to further increase safety in powered two-wheelers.

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