After successful development of a prototype, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) will be conducting a live pilot study of its Motorcycle Collision Avoidance System (MCAS). Developed in 2021 with a patent filing with the Malaysian Intellectual Property Corporation (MyIPO), MIROS MCAS is capable of detecting a slow-moving or stationary vehicle in front of the motorcyclist.
The system then alerts the rider in time in order to avoid a collision. MCAS was developed to address the issue of limited availability of such collision avoidance systems in small displacement motorcycles, though such systems have been researched since 2017, with Ducati’s Multistrada V4S being first to market in 2020 with its radar system that provides adaptive cruise control, distance keeping and blind spot warning.
While full information was not released about MCAS, a MIROS statement in early 2021 detailed the use of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR), saying the technology is capable of detecting the vehicles in front and warning riders to avoid collisions even at a high speed. The MIROS MCAS is said to be high impact, low cost, user-based, and easily installed, with the ability to be retrofitted to existing motorcycles.
For the pilot study conducted in collaboration with PLUS Malaysia, 45 MCAS systems are planned to be developed and installed on motorcycles belonging to private riders who use motorcycles to commute to work in the Klang Valley as well as Kedah and Penang. The study, with the MCAS funded by MIROS and PLUS funding data collection and analysis, will be conducted after participants are selected in June, with results of the study to be announced in 2023.
There are accident involving motorcycles everywhere especially in the major ” highway ” such as NKVE, Jalan Kuching, Federal Highway, LDP and the list continue.
It is important for the government to rethink whether motorcycles are allowed in the major highway especially when their speed limit often exceeded 80 km/h. Majority of the accidents usually ended fatal involving motorcycles.
One important to highlight is also due to the motorcyclist drive recklessly by driving in the middle of the 2 lane. They are not suppose to be there!
Must have minimum dedicated 3 lanes, 1 lane for motorcycle, 1 lane for heavy/commercial vehicle, 1 lane for passenger vevicles
Recklessly is the point.
Lane splitting is not illegal but it is up to the motorcyclist to do so safely and slowly. Unfortunately, we often see motorcyclist flying through which is a very reckless move.
We can do like other countries where only bikes of a certain size and power can use the highway with speed limits exceeding 100km/h. However that is the least of the problems, usually smaller motorbikes tend to just do thier own thing on the slower lane at 80.
Most of bike accidents happen on city roads which will be a difficult thing to avoid as long as motorcyclist attitudes do not change.
if no motobike….and all biker use car…imagine , longer traffic queue
Hope all bikes in the future can have this system or alike. We wish for a safer motorcycle ecosystem that can benefit all.
Where is MAI or MARii last time Paultan.org love to give them coverage with zero achievement from them…
That boss also having problem with MACC, you think he got time for other things?
Certain rakyat sez MACC cannot prosecute public office holders worr…
I think it’s more of the reckless riding than safety features that kills motorcyclist. Eg : Running red lights…
Study je lah. So that they seem got something to do.
Existing problem with bike using car lanes in Federal Hwy also malas to enforce.
What has MIROS or MARii or MAI done that has amounted to an actual working implementation? Everyday study study study, study until when? Wawasan 2050 is it?
Is it effective if motorcyclist zig-zaging?
Study, tubuhkan jawatankuasa, tunggu laporan, memantau …. these are the words often used in kementerian.