Motorcycle accidents are primarily caused by rider errors in perception, judgment, and operation. Data shows that about 70% of these errors occur within two seconds of the incident. Yamaha Motor is advancing the development of driving assistance technology with a focus on "danger anticipation," "damage prevention and defense," "emergency evasion," and "damage reduction" to achieve a balance between rider confidence and enjoyment. The Advanced Motorcycle Stability Assist System (AMSAS), introduced last year, is a technology that stabilizes low-speed riding by controlling drive and steering forces, and it has the advantage of not requiring frame modification, making it easily applicable to existing vehicles. With control of six-axis sensors and actuators, low-speed riding at walking speed levels is now possible regardless of the rider's skill level. Development is also progressing in collaboration with the already implemented "Radar-Linked Unified Brake System," and there are high expectations for its application to a wide range of personal mobility devices including bicycles.

Turning “Patient Customers” into “Creators with Fulfilling Smiles”

GK MONO/KOTO Lab. is a voluntary manufacturing community run by GK Dynamics, a comprehensive design firm based in Tokyo, teamed with diverse users and experts from outside. Our aim is to question the current status quo; one-way logic by providers, the closed-off development sites, and intentional disconnection between "makers and users”. We believe that the act of making something is the fundamental pleasure of human beings, thus every user can also become a "creator” in every unique way. The challenge here is such relationship between "creation and usability" that has been divided as a matter of course ever since the postwar period in Japan. How might we create a new manufacturing ecosystem by ourselves that can blend and resonate with the two sides? GK MONO/KOTO Lab. continues to explore the ideal form of next-gen manufacturing through various experimental initiatives.