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Next generation of motorcycles
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00:03All right, so we've got like one hour left before we're going to take a lunch break.
00:06So in the next segment we're going to be looking at a really, really cool electric vehicle.
00:12These guys have got a very, very nice looking bike.
00:18And it goes by the name of Verge.
00:20Is that correct? Verge, the bike.
00:22And here to tell you more, I'd like to present to the stage Marco from Verge.
00:33All righty. Hi, everyone.
00:39Yeah, let's go into it. Verge Motorcycles, that's our company.
00:44My name is Marco. I'm the CTO and co-founder of the company.
00:50And first, a little introduction.
00:52We have built the most advanced electric motorcycle in the market.
00:58I will tell more about it in a second, but it has the longest range, 375 kilometers.
01:04It's the most acceleration, most torque, the fastest charging time than any other electric motorcycle in the world.
01:12And what we will talk about today is the future of electric motorcycles.
01:18But I just wanted to give you a brief introduction first, where we are today.
01:24And so here's the design.
01:26And if you can see, there's a very unique aspect about it.
01:29And that's the rear rim, which is hubless.
01:33And there's a reason for that.
01:35The core of our motorcycle is our patented motor technology,
01:39which places an insanely powerful motor in the rear rim of the motorcycle.
01:49And nobody else can do it.
01:50And there's a very specific purpose why we wanted to build a motor like this into an electric motorcycle.
01:55And that is that most electric motorcycles, or should I say all electric motorcycles in the world,
02:02have a problem with being top heavy.
02:06The motor is in the bottom.
02:08Then the battery pack is on top of that.
02:10Battery pack is very heavy.
02:11And so they are hard to ride comfortably.
02:14And so we wanted to fix that.
02:17And that's why we came up with our own motor technology,
02:19which is not just any motor, but it's the most powerful motor with 12,000 newton meters of torque.
02:26You have never seen anything like that in motorcycles.
02:31And while we were moving the motor to the rear rim,
02:34we also were able to change something dramatically in the anatomy of our motorcycle,
02:40which was to create the world's first full-body battery into a motorcycle,
02:47starting from the very bottom of the vehicle.
02:49And this means that we have the longest range,
02:53and we will always have the longest range in electric motorcycles,
02:57due to our patented design.
02:59So this is kind of where we're coming from.
03:00We built all the high-tech in-house, including the battery pack.
03:05It's also the fastest charging battery pack,
03:07with just 25 minutes from zero to full, with DC charging.
03:13And all the high-tech, including the computers, the batteries, the motors,
03:18you name it, are built in-house.
03:21And that's the vertical integration that makes us win.
03:24But today's session is not about what we have already done.
03:27It's about where we're heading.
03:29And we want to share today our vision for motorcycles as software-defined vehicles.
03:36As we all know, cars have a lot of sensors today,
03:42and more sensors coming into them every day,
03:44from cameras to AI chips to the most compute power that you can imagine.
03:50And they are going to a very particular direction,
03:53and that is autonomous drive, right?
03:55So in the future, we will all be thinking of our cars as moving living rooms
04:01that take us from place A to place B,
04:03so we can play chess with our friend.
04:05But that's not where motorcycles are going.
04:09You will never want your motorcycle to ride itself.
04:13And you shouldn't.
04:14You need to balance on top of it.
04:16You need to be in control.
04:18But all these technologies are still there.
04:21And after a lot of research and studying and development,
04:26we have defined a path where we are taking electric motorcycles.
04:31And it is what we call the AI-driven co-pilot.
04:34The idea is to make the right experience,
04:37where you ride alone most of the time,
04:40to be as full experience, as immersive experience as possible.
04:45Because with motorcycles, you don't mostly go from A to B.
04:49It's a lifestyle.
04:51You want to go around.
04:52You want to experience the city.
04:53You want to be in control.
04:56And the phase one of our vision
04:58was to first start with a very powerful onboard computer.
05:03And we have arguably the most powerful computer
05:07ever put into a two-wheeler in mass production.
05:11But that was just the first stage.
05:13The next stage that we are entering right now
05:15is that we are integrating a lot of sensors
05:18and conversational AI with large language models
05:21into the core of the motorcycle.
05:24And how this works is that
05:27first we start with a spatial audio helmet
05:31with the latest technology.
05:33and this means that we can enhance your sensors,
05:39your inputs, your hearing,
05:41by enhancing the signal coming, for example,
05:46a car coming from your back.
05:47And this already increases your understanding of the surroundings
05:51and it's very specific technology that we are starting with.
05:54But the other aspect is the motorcycle-specific map data
05:59and services because navigation is very important.
06:02And we have today all the technology to be able to tell you that,
06:07oh, okay, you want to ride towards the beach.
06:10Are you interested in this rock concert that is starting in 15 minutes?
06:14I could still take you there.
06:15Or you need to stop to visit the toilet.
06:18Well, there's a Starbucks nearby.
06:19I know you like it.
06:21Or whatever it is.
06:22You know, this technology and this data already exist.
06:25And today, if you want to take a certain route,
06:28your motorcycle will not tell you that,
06:30by the way, you'll get wet.
06:31It will be raining there when you arrive.
06:33Take another route.
06:34But it should.
06:36I mean, this tech is already there.
06:37So this is what we talk about when we say
06:40the motorcycle-specific map data and services.
06:43And we are doing a lot of things there,
06:45including if I would now go and ride in downtown Paris
06:48and I want to know about the historical buildings.
06:51I'm not going to use my phone while riding.
06:54But the motorcycle from the map data
06:56and from having machine vision
06:58should be able to tell you that,
07:00hey, let's take you through a route.
07:02And this first building on the right,
07:04behind the bus, okay, now bus moved.
07:06This building right here is from 1852.
07:10And it has this history.
07:11Do you want to know more?
07:12And these types of things
07:13is what we are bringing to the motorcycles.
07:15and it's all based on a natural language AI assistant
07:20that we have been working on for some time.
07:24And through this almost like companion
07:30or co-pilot experience,
07:33you can enjoy the riding and explore the cities
07:37or be it even natural parks
07:39way more than what you have done before.
07:43But it doesn't stop there.
07:45This is just the next stage.
07:46This is what we will be shipping soon.
07:49But then if we go a little bit further
07:51to where we take in the industry next
07:53is the phase three
07:56where the bike and the rider
07:58truly become one.
08:02and this to me personally
08:04is a very interesting phase
08:06because it not only increases
08:09your ability to explore the city
08:13or the nature
08:13or wherever you're riding
08:16at the maximum capacity
08:18that you ever could,
08:20it also increases everything about safety
08:23to a whole new level.
08:24And we as a company
08:25are dedicated to building
08:27the most safe two-wheelers.
08:29And that's why I'm so excited about this.
08:32So let's open the bullet bones here.
08:36So it all starts with the helmet again.
08:39That's the first device
08:41that you have around your head.
08:43But instead of just being happy
08:45with spatial audio,
08:46we'll be adding a full visibility
08:49heads-up display.
08:51And this is still a little bit
08:53further down the road.
08:54It's not coming in three months.
08:56But this is what we're working on.
08:58So that we can show you
08:59that this deer right here
09:01on the left side of the road
09:03in 250 meters,
09:04this is what you should be,
09:06you know, careful about
09:08so it doesn't jump on the street
09:10or anything else.
09:12Being able to provide to you
09:14information in real time.
09:15And we are already doing certain things
09:17with our screens on the motorbike
09:19to kind of start bringing this
09:21into reality
09:21before it hits the helmet.
09:23The other aspect is
09:25what I already shared about,
09:26but we will be going
09:27much, much deeper
09:28into extending the human senses
09:31with the bike sensors.
09:33Now, for example,
09:34in our bike,
09:35we are placing
09:36in the next generation bike
09:37that is coming out,
09:38there's eight 4K cameras
09:39all around it
09:40and two highest resolution radars
09:42that are available in the market.
09:44So we can basically understand
09:45everything that's around you.
09:48And that data
09:49we want to give back to you.
09:50Similarly,
09:51the motorcycle can hear
09:53way better than you can.
09:54So we want to amplify
09:56those signals
09:57and let you know.
09:58And if there's an electric car
10:01coming from behind you
10:02at a very high speed,
10:04but it has no sound,
10:05we will create the sound
10:07just to make sure
10:08that you understand
10:09that there's a car approaching.
10:11And of course,
10:12there's other sensory feedback
10:13from your hands
10:16and even from the bench
10:19that you're sitting on
10:20or the seat
10:21that you're sitting on
10:21to communicate back to you
10:24when you're starting
10:24to take over a truck,
10:27for example,
10:27that we will tell you
10:28that, hey,
10:29don't do that.
10:30There's some problem.
10:31But we will not move
10:33the motorcycles
10:33because then you would
10:34lose balance.
10:35So we are creating
10:36this communication method
10:37to almost turn you into
10:40Superman or Batman
10:42or whatever,
10:43give you superhuman powers
10:44by directly enhancing
10:47your sensory inputs
10:48and outputs
10:48through the helmet
10:49and through all
10:50the different wearables
10:51that we are adding
10:52into it
10:52in order to make it
10:54possible for you
10:55to have all the information
10:57that the bike has.
10:58and this brings us
10:59to the complete understanding
11:01of the surroundings.
11:03And the technology
11:04is already there.
11:05The technology
11:06is already there
11:07and what you can do
11:08with it
11:08through the social capabilities
11:10of being able
11:11to fully be merged
11:12into what the other riders,
11:15what your friends
11:16are doing
11:16and so forth
11:17and so forth
11:17and this brings us
11:18closer and closer
11:20to the full immersion
11:22with the inputs
11:23and outputs.
11:24and I assure you
11:28the moment
11:29when you put on
11:30a helmet
11:30with spatial audio
11:32that's blocking
11:32all the ground noise
11:35but at the same time
11:36like Apple AirPods
11:37is letting through
11:38all the information
11:40that you're interested,
11:41the birds singing
11:42or the ocean roaring,
11:44that experience alone
11:46is the kind of
11:47two-wheeler experience
11:48you've never experienced before.
11:50And then as you start
11:51to add more and more
11:52these sensors,
11:53it's not just theoretically
11:55or in geek language
11:56some type of a
11:58superhuman making motorcycle
12:00but that's how you really feel
12:02when you start to have
12:03the information
12:05that the sensors
12:06of your vehicle has.
12:07And again,
12:08this is very different
12:09from cars.
12:11This is very different
12:12from cars.
12:13Cars are heading
12:14to one direction
12:14and this is where
12:16we are taking
12:16the two-wheelers
12:18and I hope
12:18that many other players
12:20will be joining us
12:22and doing what
12:23we are doing
12:24because this will
12:25ultimately lead
12:26to much,
12:27much safer
12:28riding
12:29but also
12:30insanely
12:31great experience
12:33when riding.
12:36the phase
12:37that comes
12:37after this
12:41we have a lot
12:42of ideas
12:42and our R&D
12:44is ongoing
12:45but I'll be
12:46maybe sharing that
12:47next year
12:48in Vivatech
12:49once we have
12:49already shipped
12:51most of what
12:52we are sharing
12:52about today.
12:55But it is
12:56a very,
12:57very interesting
12:58future
12:58where the two-wheelers
13:00are going
13:00and
13:02I tell you
13:04when we ship
13:05this technology
13:06sometime next year
13:07make sure
13:08to test it out
13:09because your
13:09two-wheel riding
13:11experience
13:11will never be
13:12the same.
13:14One more
13:15kind of advertisement
13:16if you want
13:17to see our bike
13:18in person
13:19we just today
13:20launched
13:21a
13:22insanely
13:23awesome
13:23looking
13:24olive green
13:25version
13:25inspired by
13:26nature
13:27by the way
13:27which was
13:28the kind of
13:28theme here
13:29before
13:29or the environment
13:31and you can
13:33find it
13:33at the
13:34Mobility and
13:35Smart City Park
13:37you can order
13:38yours also
13:40today
13:40and we are
13:42shipping to
13:42customers
13:43so it's not
13:43some vaporware
13:44or something
13:45you know
13:45prototype
13:46go check it
13:47out
13:47because I bet
13:48you you have
13:48never seen
13:49a motorbike
13:50like what we
13:51have right there
13:52and also
13:53if you're from
13:54around France
13:55for example
13:55we opened
13:57a flagship store
13:58downtown Monaco
13:59just a couple
13:59of weeks ago
14:00so you can
14:01also go
14:01take a test
14:02ride
14:02you can
14:03book test
14:03rides
14:04on our
14:04website
14:05I urge
14:06you
14:07do that
14:08it's the
14:08most insane
14:09bike
14:09in the world
14:10okay
14:11thank you
14:11so much
14:13thank you
14:14thank you
14:14thank you
14:14Marco
14:14yeah
14:15if I can
14:15just confirm
14:16he is right
14:17that is the
14:18best looking
14:18electric bike
14:19I've ever seen
14:19you can find it
14:20over there
14:21in the
14:22Smart City Park
14:23check it out
14:24I'm just curious
14:25to know
14:25how much is it
14:26going to cost me
14:27to buy something
14:27like that
14:28before tax
14:29is 27,000
14:30euros
14:3027,000
14:31before tax
14:32okay
14:32yeah
14:33it's a premium
14:34bike
14:34yeah
14:35but
14:36we offer
14:37financing
14:37and once you
14:38go test it
14:39I think that
14:39you'll find a
14:40reason to
14:41get it bought
14:42yeah
14:42it's funny
14:44anyone who's
14:44old enough
14:45remembers there
14:45was a TV show
14:46in the 70s
14:47called Street
14:47Hawk
14:48yes
14:48everything that
14:49you just
14:49talked about
14:49is exactly
14:50what that
14:50show was
14:51about
14:51and Knight Rider
14:52with this
14:52technology
14:53coming in
14:53I actually
14:54originally had
14:55a picture
14:55of Kit
14:56car
14:56but I just
14:57took it
14:57out the
14:58last minute
14:58yeah
14:58but that's
14:59what Street
14:59Hawk was
14:59it was Knight Rider
15:00on a bike
15:01that's what it was
15:01okay
15:02thanks
15:03ladies and gentlemen
15:05Virg
15:06thank you
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