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BMW Motorrad presents the R 1200 RS ConnectedRide.
Fri Oct 13 09:20:00 CEST 2017 Press Release
Motorcycle safety systems of the future are staged at the CMC Conference 2017.
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Munich.
For decades now, BMW Motorrad has been regarded as a frontrunner
when it comes to issues of safety in connection with motorcycling.
BMW Motorrad has continued to establish itself as the trailblazer,
be it with ABS, anti-slip control, dynamic traction control or rider
equipment. BMW Motorrad is continually striving to improve
motorcycling safety and to make riding on two wheels even safer and
more attractive.
With the R 1200 RS ConnectedRide prototype, BMW Motorrad
presented a motorcycle, giving visitors of the CMC Conference 2017
on 12 October at BMW Welt in Munich, a look into the future of
motorcycle safety systems. In addition to a crossing and left-turn
assistant it features a large number of further systems designed to
prevent accidents between motorcycles and passenger cars. Other
traffic users who are about to disregard the right of way are warned
as well as the motorcycle rider himself. This dangerous situation is
detected and warning measures are initiated thanks to Vehicle to
Vehicle Communication (V2V), based on a cross-manufacturer
communication standard and extremely high-precision localisation via
D-GNSS (Differential-Global Navigation Satellite System).
In 2016 the CMC (Connected Motorcycle Consortium www.cmc-info.net) was founded by
BMW Motorrad, Honda and Yamaha with the aim of promoting Cooperative
Intelligent Transportation Systems (C-ITS) for motorcycles with as
many cross-manufacturer standards as possible. The only
cross-manufacturer consortium for motorcycle safety worldwide has
been steadily gaining significance.
The CMC takes special account of the requirements specific to
motorcycling in view of the highly dynamic development of automotive
safety systems. This above all includes Vehicle to Vehicle
Communication which has not taken motorcycle-specific safety aspects
into consideration sufficiently so far. The CMC Conference 2017
centred on the speeches by and the exchange of information with
Pedro Barradas of the Directorate General for Mobility
and Transport of the European Commission (DG MOVE) and Dr. Ulrich
Veh, Security Director of the European Automotive Manufacturers’
Association (ACEA) as well as Antonio Perlot, Secretary General of
the European Motorcycle Manufacturers’ Association (ACEM). Host and
new CMC President Prof. Dr. Karl Viktor Schaller, Head of
Development BMW Motorrad. “Our aim is to promote the comprehensive
use of cooperative safety systems for motorcycles at an early stage
in order to exploit their potential for increasing safety as well as
riding pleasure. This is why we are inviting other companies to join in.”
In addition to providing the opportunity for intensive dialogue,
the CMC will focus on joint motor show appearances as well as events
in 2018 in order to actively illustrate the latest safety system
developments for two-wheeled vehicles. A foretaste of what is to
come was given at the CMC Conference 2017 by the BMW R 1200 RS
ConnectedRide prototype and two prototypes based on a Honda CRF 1000
L Africa Twin and a Yamaha Tracer 900 using a common architecture.
The next important date in the CMC calendar is the ITS World
Congress from 29 October to 2 November 2017 in Montréal, Canada.
This will be the world’s biggest event focussing on intelligent
transport systems and services. At the round-table-talk on 1
November, the CMC will conduct an in-depth discussion on the topics
of connected networking and V2V communication with experts from the
US, Europe and Taiwan.
For more information about the CMC please go to www.cmc-info.net.
The BMW Group
With its four brands BMW, MINI, Rolls-Royce and BMW Motorrad, the BMW Group is the world’s leading premium manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles and also provides premium financial and mobility services. As a global company, the BMW Group operates 31 production and assembly facilities in 14 countries and has a global sales network in more than 140 countries.
In 2016, the BMW Group sold approximately 2.367 million cars and 145,000 motorcycles worldwide. The profit before tax was approximately € 9.67 billion on revenues amounting to € 94.16 billion. As of 31 December 2016, the BMW Group had a workforce of 124,729 employees.
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