The combination of mobility and communication is a hallmark of the 21st century's information society. A wireless headset offering intercom functionality and mobile phone connectivity, therefore, was quite naturally included in the catalogue of requirements right from the beginning - why, after all, should motorcyclists have to forego communication options that for many car manufacturers are already standard equipment?

But the 21st century's intelligent technology can do even more. Under the heading "Interaction with the Environment", it will be possible in the near future to receive navigation and traffic information or collision warnings via integral communication devices. Even an interaction with the own bike's technology to go far beyond visual instrument checks is conceivable, for example in the area of displayed traffic and navigation information. Bio monitoring, finally, is still preserved to astronauts today - but only a few years ago, that was also true for phase change materials like Outlast.