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Kawasaki's next-gen bike will use AI to communicate with its rider

A new system riders ‘converse’ with their bike, even communicate their state of mind.

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Does it even matter how fast you want to ride a motorcycle when it can now sense how you feel?
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As part of the company’s “Rideology” artificial intelligence program, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd (KHI) is fitting its latest breed of superbikes with an artificially intelligent system that claims to establish an emotional bond with its rider.

The system is being--rather unctuously--called the “Emotion Generation Engine and Natural Language Dialogue System” and is currently under development by cocoro SB Corp, a division of Japanese conglomerate SoftBank. Labeled as a cloud AI and robotics developer, the team previously achieved fame for their Pepper humanoid companion, which the company says can “communicate with humans through his voice, touch, and the expression of his emotions.” 

According to available information, the new motorcycle system will be will continuously connected to the Internet while relaying information back and forth between rider and machine. The system will reportedly also use other Web-based services to analyse its surroundings--such as map, terrain, traffic information and the like--conveying key information to the rider, even the likelihood of encountering potential hazards. All the while, the system will be able to adjust preferences the more it learns of its rider’s habits.

The driver will also be able to talk to the bike, and based on context, the system will apparently be able to determine the emotional state of its rider. The artificial intelligence will become smarter through prolonged interaction with a rider and will eventually complement an individual's personality while also developing one of its own, says the company. In the long run, the aim is to reduce stress in dangerous situations, which will make for a more comfortable ride where the biker would be likely to make a mistake.

Though the flow of information may be a little one-sided with the AI system, Kawasaki hopes that in the future a driver and machine will be able to share thoughts and exchange ideas, opening the floodgates to a realm of possibilities when it comes to human/computer interaction and the future of transport.

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