{"id":5179,"date":"2016-03-29T03:44:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T00:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/?p=5179"},"modified":"2016-03-29T00:48:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-28T21:48:39","slug":"yamaha-accelerates-push-to-bring-self-driving-to-motorbikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/archives\/5179","title":{"rendered":"Yamaha accelerates push to bring self-driving to motorbikes"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F5179\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5179\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F5179&text=Yamaha+accelerates+push+to+bring+self-driving+to+motorbikes\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5179\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><p>Yamaha accelerates push to bring self-driving to motorbikes\u00a0by tapping into know-how from Silicon Valley, in the midst of its third big attempt to crack the car market.<\/p>\n<p>While the race for automated car driving is roaring ahead, the chief executive of the world\u2019s second-largest motorcycle maker thinks it will take at least a decade to bring the same technology to two-wheelers on a commercial basis.<\/p>\n<p>Yamaha is starting with modest investments of up to $20m \u2014 a figure dwarfed by the $1bn planned by Toyota \u2014 in Silicon Valley, where it set up a company last summer to hunt for technologies in autonomous vehicles, robotics and drones. In February, it invested $2m in a US start-up called Veniam for its connected vehicle know-how.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not a sense of crisis, but I want to make sure we stay ahead of the race,\u201d chief executive Hiroyuki Yanagi told the Financial Times.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[expander_maker more=&#8221;Read more&#8221; less=&#8221;Read less&#8221;]Yamaha\u2019s efforts in autonomous vehicles have involved a motorcycle-riding humanoid robot called Motobot, which showcased robotics controlling balancing. But Mr Yanagi does not envision a fully driverless motorcycle.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur current target is how to assist the rider,\u201d he said. \u201cThe rider can focus more on safety if the machine handling becomes autonomous and artificial intelligence can be used for course selection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The closest Yamaha has achieved in terms of a rider assistance system is the R1, its high-end racing motorcycle, which is installed with sensors and technologies to control slides, brakes and other movements.<\/p>\n<p>Yamaha joins hundreds of Japanese companies that have established a presence in Silicon Valley and the surrounding Bay Area. To adapt to a shift towards automation and driverless vehicles, Toyota is <a href=\"https:\/\/next.ft.com\/content\/87dc93f8-847b-11e5-8e80-1574112844fd\" data-trackable=\"link\">spending $1bn<\/a> on an institute in Silicon Valley. Japan\u2019s largest employment company Recruit Holdings also poached an expert from Google to set up an AI research lab in the area.<\/p>\n<p>But consultants advising Japanese groups say they are often slow in making investment decisions, and many have flooded into Silicon Valley without a clear idea of what kind of technologies they are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not used to investing in start-ups. That\u2019s why we have hired several American professionals in Silicon Valley to find our investment targets,\u201d said Mr Yanagi, who spent the early 1990s in Los Angeles exploring early-stage US businesses.<\/p>\n<p>Yamaha\u2019s push also comes as the company aims to launch a two-seater commuter vehicle in Europe as early as 2019. The entry into four-wheel vehicles stems from Mr Yanagi\u2019s desire to create revenue-boosting businesses beyond motorcycles and boats.<\/p>\n<p>Previous attempts to enter the car market have failed and analysts have questioned the feasibility of making an expensive bet during a time of slowing demand in emerging markets for motorcycles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo be honest, it\u2019s taking longer than what we had originally anticipated in terms of technology and the feasibility of the business,\u201d Mr Yanagi said when asked about progress on car development. \u201cWe\u2019re going to take time with this business.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Masahiro Akita, analyst at Credit Suisse, said Yamaha\u2019s ability to invest in new businesses will probably be restricted as the business environment darkens with the yen\u2019s appreciation. Every Y1 rise against the US dollar wipes Y1.4bn off Yamaha\u2019s operating profit.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYamaha cannot be a big spender at the moment,\u201d he said, questioning the Y10bn ($89m) in growth strategy costs the company has set aside for the new fiscal year starting in April.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/next.ft.com\/content\/0eaaf3f4-f270-11e5-aff5-19b4e253664a\" target=\"_blank\">link<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[contesthopper contest=&#8221;4741&#8243;][\/expander_maker]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div data-animation=\"no-animation\" data-icons-animation=\"no-animation\" data-overlay=\"\" data-change-size=\"\" data-button-size=\"0.7\" style=\"font-size:0.7em!important;display:none;\" class=\"supsystic-social-sharing supsystic-social-sharing-package-flat supsystic-social-sharing-content supsystic-social-sharing-content-align-left\" data-text=\"\"><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Facebook\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F5179\" data-main-href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u={url}\" data-nid=\"1\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5179\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-facebook\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><a data-networks=\"[]\" class=\"social-sharing-button sharer-flat sharer-flat-1 counter-arrowed twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbestinsurance.gr%2Fa1%2Farchives%2F5179&text=Yamaha+accelerates+push+to+bring+self-driving+to+motorbikes\" data-main-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url={url}&text={title}\" data-nid=\"2\" data-name=\"\" data-pid=\"1\" data-post-id=\"5179\" data-url=\"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-mailto=\"\"><i class=\"fa-ssbs fa-ssbs-fw fa-ssbs-twitter\"><\/i><div class=\"counter-wrap arrowed\"><span class=\"counter\">0<\/span><\/div><\/a><\/div><p>Yamaha accelerates push to bring self-driving to motorbikes\u00a0by tapping into know-how from Silicon Valley, in the midst of its third big attempt to crack the car market. While the race for automated car driving is roaring ahead, the chief executive of the world\u2019s second-largest motorcycle maker thinks it will take at least a decade to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5180,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5179","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5179","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5179"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5179\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5182,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5179\/revisions\/5182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5180"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5179"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5179"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bestinsurance.gr\/a1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5179"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}