If you’ve got an eye on the all-new 2024 lineup from BMW Motorrad (just dropped!), you’re probably zooming in on a neat new feature the company’s added to increase rider safety.
Christened “Intelligent Emergency Call” (or simply “eCall”), the safety tech is part of the Bavrians’ first model year update for 2024, available for the following BMW models:
- 2024 F 900 R (eCall is optional)
- 2024 XR (eCall is optional)
- 2024 K 1600x (eCall is standard)
- 2024 R 1250x (eCall is standard)
- 2024 R 18 B (eCall is standard)
- 2024 Transcontinental (eCall is standard)
- 2024 S 1000 R / RR (eCall is standard)
- 2024 CE 04 (eCall is standard)
According to the brand’s recent press release (published to Roadracing World), the eCall “adds a covered SOS button, loudspeaker and microphone to the right-side handlebar controls,” with activation upon delivery of the bike.
It’s a neat idea, really; when pressing the “eCall” SOS button, riders will be connected to an agent (similar to our own “911” emergency line), where the middleman will assess the situation and call for emergency backup if needed.
Best part of this tech? A crash automatically triggers a call for aid, racking up the benefit of the thing considerably.
What do you think of BMW’s new tech?