Conceptually, I like this idea. However, I think it's more likely we'll see this functionality included in a larger scenario that includes all types of motor vehicles.
In the past, the focus on collision avoidance has always had a centralized model, with one large scale system managing the individual vehicles. New thinking has each vehicle equipped with it's own intelligence; communicating with it's nearby peers. It's analogous to the old mainframe computing model versus PCs. Your vehicle "talks" to the vehicles around you within a preset range, and they advise each other on course, heading, and speed. Paths that potentially intercept create warnings, then alarms.
The marine industry is rapidly adopting this technology for collision avoidance amongst vessels. The standards have been defined and are being adopted in the marine electronics industry right now. I believe the air traffic control system is also moving to a similar model, but I'm not as familiar with that.
It's going to be hard to get the auto manufacturers, let alone individuals, to invest in a motorcycle specifc collision avoidance system. It's a lot easier (and probably already in work) to implement a more generic vehicle collision avoidance system.
In the past, the focus on collision avoidance has always had a centralized model, with one large scale system managing the individual vehicles. New thinking has each vehicle equipped with it's own intelligence; communicating with it's nearby peers. It's analogous to the old mainframe computing model versus PCs. Your vehicle "talks" to the vehicles around you within a preset range, and they advise each other on course, heading, and speed. Paths that potentially intercept create warnings, then alarms.
The marine industry is rapidly adopting this technology for collision avoidance amongst vessels. The standards have been defined and are being adopted in the marine electronics industry right now. I believe the air traffic control system is also moving to a similar model, but I'm not as familiar with that.
It's going to be hard to get the auto manufacturers, let alone individuals, to invest in a motorcycle specifc collision avoidance system. It's a lot easier (and probably already in work) to implement a more generic vehicle collision avoidance system.