Honda took the technology base of its car sensing suite onto motorcycles

Honda introduced an advanced safety and rider-assistive system for motorcycles called Honda SENSING RIDE at EICMA 2026 in Milan, in a release dated November 3. The company said it developed the system on the technologies and knowledge amassed through the development of Honda SENSING for its automobile products, adding motorcycle-specific functions. The 27YM CRF1150L Africa Twin Adventure Sports, unveiled at the same show, will be the first model to carry it, and Honda said it would increase the number of models equipped with the system.

The hardware is a millimeter-wave radar unit mounted at each end of the motorcycle. Honda said the system assesses the status of the rider and the motorcycle and provides notifications, warnings and operational assistance, including collision avoidance. The release lists ten functions — Adaptive Cruise Control, ACC with Stop & Go, Group Ride Assist, Distance Assist, Emergency Brake Assist, Forward Collision Warning, Brake Pulse, Blind Spot Information, Rear Collision Warning and Rear Distance Information — and describes three in its text. Adaptive Cruise Control with Stop & Go maintains a set following distance from the vehicle ahead and, combined with Honda’s Dual-Clutch Transmission, covers stopping and starting without clutch operation. Group Ride Assist helps riders hold position and distance from one another while riding in a group, including in staggered formation. Blind Spot Information notifies the rider when the radar detects vehicles in adjacent blind spots.

Honda placed the system against two stated milestones: reducing traffic collision fatalities involving its motorcycles and automobiles worldwide by 50 percent by 2030, which a footnote measures per 10,000 units sold against 2020, and reaching zero such fatalities by 2050. The release warns that the functions’ recognition and control capabilities are limited and asks riders not to overestimate them. Honda gave no pricing, market timing or supplier for the radar units. Honda’s overview of its EICMA exhibits says Honda Motor Europe made the announcement on the afternoon of November 2, the day before the release’s dateline.