Kawasaki to be 1st Japanese Motorcycle to Include Bosch’s Advanced Rider Assistance Systems

Kawasaki to be 1st Japanese Motorcycle to Include Bosch’s Advanced Rider Assistance Systems

Tokyo, November 5, 2019—

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

announced today that the advanced rider assistance systems developed by Bosch Corporation (hereinafter referred to as Bosch) are, in a first for a Japanese motorcycle manufacturer, to be included in a part of Kawasaki motorcycle lineup starting in 2021.

Bosch’s advanced rider assistance systems

are composed of three elements:

ACC (adaptive cruise control),

forward collision warning and

blind spot detection.

These systems feature technology

based on the ADAS (advanced driver assistance systems) technology used in automobiles.

The underlying technology in this cutting-edge system is

Bosch’s radar sensor,

brake system,

engine management system and

HMI (human machine interface),

which all work together to boost rider awareness of their surroundings, contributing to increased comfort and rider reassurance.

Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.

https://global.kawasaki.com/en/corp/newsroom/news/detail/?f=20191105_6327

https://bosch.co.jp/press/rbjp-1904-02/