Yamaha borrows advanced Car technology, solving the biggest motorcycle safety issues. The company has enhanced the headlight setups to enhance safety. If you are excited about the Yamaha integration of car tech into the motorcycle, you can find everything about it here.
The auto industry is ahead of the motorcycle industry in terms of safety and headlight setups. The industry is introducing many technologies and features that enhance the safety of the riders. The Moto brands are looking for solutions and innovations that can address the safety issues.
Yamaha is doing great in this field as they have been working on various tech, such as bike airbags, AMSAS, and others. The company has added another milestone with the integration of the LED Matrix headlight.
What car tech did Yamaha borrow?
Yamaha borrowed the car technology called LED Matrix headlight in the new Tracer 9 GT+ touring motorcycle. This is the world’s first motorcycle to have the LED Matrix headlight. The matrix technology takes the automatic and normal adaptive headlight to another step forward.
The cutting-edge technology, the LED matrix, uses controlled LEDs to illuminate the paths with adaptive and high-definition light beams that do not dazzle other drivers. The technology was introduced by Audi, and now it is used in various car models.
The tech allows adjustment of the light pattern based on the driving conditions, such as traffic, weather, or road curves. The matrix headlights have an array of LEDs that are grouped into the matrix, where each LED can be turned off or on automatically as per the conditions.
How does the new tech help in motorcycle safety?
Yamaha has explained that the matrix of low and high beams LEDs will be linked to the camera in the upper part of the headlamp, which will adjust automatically based on the surrounding conditions. Let’s see how it helps in motorcycle safety:
- The riders often have poor visibility, especially in poor weather conditions or at night. The company has solved this issue with LED matrix technology, as it allows the headlights to adjust the high and low beams to improve visibility.
- The matrix technology enhances the safety as it automatically adjusts the brightness, direction, and light patterns, reducing the blind spots and chance of accidents.
- The narrow beam spread will widen the coverage and adapt the lean angles to offer better visibility.
- This integration of car tech would increase the rider’s confidence while riding at night or in poor weather conditions.
- The tech ensures that other riders are not dazzled by their bike’s high beam, which generally causes road accidents.
How did Yamaha integrate this tech into a motorcycle?
According to the Yamaha officials, they have not just taken the tech and integrated it into the motorcycle, as it was a car tech. So, to induce the car tech perfectly and use it perfectly for the motorcycles, they have taken the following steps:
- The company has redesigned the whole system for the new tech to work in three dimensions.
- The LED matrix technology in the motorcycle works with a six-axis Inertial Measurement Unit that adjusts the beam based on the conditions, such as when the lean angle goes beyond seven degrees.
- So, on curvy roads, the headlights will be illuminated accordingly to improve the visibility and ensure better safety.
- For now, the Yamaha Tracer 9 GT+ is available in the international market, such as the USA, Europe, Malaysia, etc.
What are the other works of Yamaha for motorcycle safety?
Yamaha has introduced some new features and innovations that enhance the safety of riders, such as:
- Airbags: Yamaha has also been working on airbag development, just like many other moto brands, such as Honda. Yamaha has filed for patent application related to the sensor solutions for airbags on motorcycles.
- Advanced Motorcycle Stability Assist System: Yamaha has innovated the AMSAS system that offers better control and stability to the motorcycles to reduce crashes and accidents. The system uses sensors similar to car tech in ADAS to stabilize the motorcycles at low speeds or reduce the damage.
Yamaha, the leading Japanese manufacturer, has been working to improve motorcycle safety and provide safe riding tech and features to riders. The company has taken a great step in introducing the LED matrix technology that you will find in Tracer 9 GT+.
