article thumbnail

NHTSA Launches Investigation Into Amazon’s Self-Driving Zoox Division

The Truth About Cars

The vehicles in question were effectively faulted with brake checking motorcycles. NHTSA said both crashes occurred during daytime lighting conditions and within the operational design limits of the Zoox system. This helps trump the additional inertia automobiles need to overcome to stop. Amazon acquired Zoox in 2020 for $1.3

article thumbnail

Honda demonstrates advanced vehicle-to-pedestrian and vehicle-to-motorcycle connected vehicle safety technologies

Green Car Congress

In Detroit, Honda demonstrated two experimental safety technologies based on Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) aimed at reducing the potential for collisions between automobiles and pedestrians and between automobiles and motorcycles. Vehicle-to-Motorcycle (V2M) technology. Honda pedestrian safety technology.

article thumbnail

Jawa Motor electric motorcycle to launch in 2022 

Electric Vehicles India

Jawa Motor electric motorcycle to launch in 2022 . With more and more electric two-wheelers launch in India here comes another electric two-wheeler launch update, the Jawa Motorcycles is planning to launch an all-electric bike in 2022. Read further to know more about Jawa Motor electric motorcycle. .

article thumbnail

Tier 1 Musashi invests in solid-state battery company KeraCel; long-term partnership

Green Car Congress

The long-term strategic partnership with KeraCel allows Musashi to have priority rights to produce and to supply solid-state batteries with KeraCel’s 3D printing technologies, to provide power system solutions to electric motorcycle market and to explore other potential market opportunities as well.

Companies 230
article thumbnail

World’s First Hybrid Battery-powered Electric Motorcycle to Be Revealed

Get Electric Vehicle

At the EICMA event, a fully electric motorcycle showing a revolutionary power train technology concept that makes use of ultracapacitors will be unveiled to the public. NAWA Technologies was assisted in the initial design of the NAWA Racer concept by Envisage Group, a design and engineering services firm based in Coventry, UK.

article thumbnail

125cc segment to be larger than entry-level bikes in 3 years, says Bajaj Auto’s Rakesh Sharma | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

The growth of entry-level motorcycles is likely to slow down in the future as Indian consumers are aspiring for features and performance. Currently, over half of the motorcycle sales in India come from the entry-level segment. New products, designs, and technologies have been attracting more and more buyers to this segment.

article thumbnail

Yamaha Motor produces 3 mn Performance Damper since 2004 – ET Auto

Baua Electric

The Yamaha Performance Damper is a vehicle body vibration damper that is installed in the main parts of passenger cars and motorcycles. has produced a total of three-million of the Yamaha Performance Damper , an anti-vibration damper for automobiles since its manufacturing began in 2004, the company said. New Delhi: Yamaha Motor Co.,

2004 52