Yamaha is still looking into self-balancing systems
A self-balancing motorcycle is a technology that several motorcycle manufacturers have been working on in the last few years.
Yamaha Motor Company is one of the major two-wheeler manufacturers which is still working on self-balancing systems for motorcycles. In fact, the Japanese auto giant recently released a video showcasing its self-balancing tech called Advanced Motorcycle Stability Assist System (AMSAS), which is fitted to an electric Yamaha R3.
The two-wheeler marque says that the technology assists in stabilising the vehicle’s posture at speeds of 5 kmph or less. Yamaha says that the system is still in the R&D stage, however, it will be further evolved in the future.
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The Yamaha Motodroid concept from 2017
In the end, neither really hit the mark, although it now becomes clear what was actually going on. Rather than develop a machine that could ride a bike at serious speeds on the track, Yamaha was building up a knowledge base for use on future projects and using the headline-grabbing droids as a vehicle to drum up some noise about the high-tech systems it was developing.
The fruits of that could be what we are looking at here, as Yamaha gives us its first glimpse of a self-balancing bike that could go into production. It’s a fairly standard-looking Yamaha R3, with a few additions to its design. First up, it’s electrically powered, unlike Motobot and Motodroid which utilised conventional petrol-powered machines. It also features an innovative self-balancing system, bolted directly onto the R3 platform.
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It is called Advanced Motorcycle Stability Assist System, or AMSAS for short. It features a six-axis inertial measurement platform, with automated steering inputs that can achieve self-stabilisation at speeds below 5kph. And we aren’t talking about self-balancing while the vehicle is without a rider on the seat. Yamaha has released a video of the bike showing a rider on the seat, moving along slowly with no hands on the controls while the electronics do their thing.
Yamaha is still looking into self-balancing systems
The thinking behind the project is motorcycle safety, with Yamaha pointing out that 70 percent of bike crashes happen within two seconds after the initial moment of cause. It claims this is not enough time for some riders to avoid a crash, and it hopes that in these cases, AMSAS can then step in to save the day.
While the technology may seem redundant to many riders, it’s clear that motorcycle manufacturers, including the biggest names in the business, are taking it very seriously. Whether or not we see this on the road in years to come though remains to be seen.
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Yamaha is still looking into self-balancing systems
A self-balancing motorcycle is a technology that several motorcycle manufacturers have been working on in the last few years.
Yamaha Motor Company is one of the major two-wheeler manufacturers which is still working on self-balancing systems for motorcycles. In fact, the Japanese auto giant recently released a video showcasing its self-balancing tech called Advanced Motorcycle Stability Assist System (AMSAS), which is fitted to an electric Yamaha R3.
The two-wheeler marque says that the technology assists in stabilising the vehicle’s posture at speeds of 5 kmph or less. Yamaha says that the system is still in the R&D stage, however, it will be further evolved in the future.
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The Yamaha Motodroid concept from 2017
In the end, neither really hit the mark, although it now becomes clear what was actually going on. Rather than develop a machine that could ride a bike at serious speeds on the track, Yamaha was building up a knowledge base for use on future projects and using the headline-grabbing droids as a vehicle to drum up some noise about the high-tech systems it was developing.
The fruits of that could be what we are looking at here, as Yamaha gives us its first glimpse of a self-balancing bike that could go into production. It’s a fairly standard-looking Yamaha R3, with a few additions to its design. First up, it’s electrically powered, unlike Motobot and Motodroid which utilised conventional petrol-powered machines. It also features an innovative self-balancing system, bolted directly onto the R3 platform.
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It is called Advanced Motorcycle Stability Assist System, or AMSAS for short. It features a six-axis inertial measurement platform, with automated steering inputs that can achieve self-stabilisation at speeds below 5kph. And we aren’t talking about self-balancing while the vehicle is without a rider on the seat. Yamaha has released a video of the bike showing a rider on the seat, moving along slowly with no hands on the controls while the electronics do their thing.
Yamaha is still looking into self-balancing systems
The thinking behind the project is motorcycle safety, with Yamaha pointing out that 70 percent of bike crashes happen within two seconds after the initial moment of cause. It claims this is not enough time for some riders to avoid a crash, and it hopes that in these cases, AMSAS can then step in to save the day.
While the technology may seem redundant to many riders, it’s clear that motorcycle manufacturers, including the biggest names in the business, are taking it very seriously. Whether or not we see this on the road in years to come though remains to be seen.
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