BMW Unwraps Intelligent Motorcycle Vision Next 100 Concept

Yesterday, BMW Group has unveiled a smart motorcycle concept in Santa Monica, California. An unmatched prototype of artificial intelligence has completely ended the need of wearing any protective gear or even helmet while riding.

This BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 is the fourth and final concept from the BMW’s Vision Next series. Special in its own, the concept showcased at this california event, is an homage to complete 100 years of German brand in association with futuristic concept vehicles developing firms like Rolls-Royce, Mini, and BMW. The California event was organised in an old airplane hanger, where all the previous concept were also being displayed along with this new one.

The BMW Motorrad Vision Next 100 concept uses a self-balancing systems which hold the concept upright in both standing (a boon for novice riders, on par with training wheels for bicycles) and in motion (beneficial for experienced riders who want erudite handling at high speed). Apart from this, other exciting features of this future concept, are Digital Companion and Visor. The former mentioned provides riding advice and adjustment ideas for the rider for a complete control. While Visor is a pair of glasses that expand the vision range and are controlled by eye movements—correlate to return active feedback about road conditions to the rider while adjusting the ride of the bike continuously depending on the rider’s driving style.

“The bike has the full range of connected data from its surroundings and a set of intelligent systems working in the background, so it knows exactly what lies ahead,” said Holger Hampf, BMW’s head of user experience.

The used novel matte black “flexframe” that’s mature enough and allow the bike to turn without the joints found on today’s motorcycles. The idea is that when a rider turns the handlebar, it adjusts the entire frame to change the direction of the bike; at low speeds only a slight input is required, while at high speeds it needs strong input to change course. This should increase the safety factor of riding a bike so a small twitch at 100 mph isn’t going to shoot you in an unexpected new direction.

But not everything about this concept bike is forward-looking: The black triangle shape of the frame combined with the white trim lines and classic boxer engine form are meant to evoke the 1923 R32, the first motorcycle BMW ever made. The seat, upper frame cover, and wings are made of carbon, and the bike will run on a futuristic “non-gasoline power source.” (Naturally; this is a concept, after all.)

Another uber-modern touch: The area at the front will have virtually no buttons except a red rocker switch on the end of the right handlebar.

“Normally when we develop a motorcycle, we tend to think five to 10 years in advance,” Edgar Heinrich, head of design at BMW Motorrad, said in a press statement. “On this occasion, we looked much further ahead and found … some very attractive prospects.” Bloomberg

Source: Bloomberg

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