Founded in 2016 , the Connected Motorcycle Consortium ( CMC ) is a multimanufacturer effort to establish a common standard that would be a foundation on which motorcycle makers could base interconnectivity systems and devices ( Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems / C-ITS ) for motorcycles to be able to communicate with other vehicles . After four years , December 2020 finally saw the members of CMC ( ACEM , BMW , KTM , Honda , Yamaha , Suzuki and Triumph ) publish the ' Basic Specification ' - a set of documents addressing various topics related to the introduction of C-ITS for motorcycles , such as the system triggering conditions , localisation accuracy , algorithms and communicated data , as well as rider interface and antenna performance . ACEM ' s Antonio Perlot stated : " This breakthrough result is the outcome of all the efforts made over the years by CMC members . They have been working intensively to achieve this goal |
and have made significant progress in this area through several studies , the development and evaluation of prototype bikes and through meetings and discussions with different major stakeholders .
" The CMC built on the ACEM Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems - motorcycle manufacturers , suppliers , researchers and associations joined forces with the objective to make motorcycles part of the future
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connected mobility ". The primary first objective of the consortium has now been achieved by meeting the stated aim to define common ' Basic Specifications ' for C-ITS systems for motorcycles and have them ready for publication by the end of 2020 . C-ITS allows road vehicles to communicate with each other , with roadside infrastructure and with other road users . C-ITS has a high potential to prevent accidents , especially for motorcycles . CMC has been working on around 30 applications in which connectivity would warn drivers and riders of potentially dangerous situations . " The integration of motorcycles in the C-ITS ecosystem will bring significant safety benefits and will lead to better integration of motorcycles in the transport system ," said Perlot . Claire Depré , Head of Unit - Sustainable & Intelligent Transport at the European Commission ' s DG Mobility and Transport , congratulated CMC " for the work carried out , for bringing much more innovation and
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