BMW Motorrad's latest concept vehicle is a zero-emissions scooter that would make it easier for riders to get around cities.
The BMW Motorrad Concept Link was unveiled at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este car event in Lake Como last week.
The company claims it will "reinvent urban mobility" by being both a connected device as well as a method of transport.

"The BMW Motorrad Concept Link stands for a new understanding of urban mobility," said BMW Motorrad's head of design Edgar Heinrich. "It links the digital and analogue world and places the focus on the rider and his mobility needs."
Equipped with smart functionalities, the two-wheeled vehicle can link up to the rider's calendar ? enabling it to ascertain the location of any future events and plot the best routes in advance. The rider's clothing would also interact with the vehicle, and as the rider swipes up their arm ? a connected element of the jacket would open and close the sliding door of the luggage compartment.

The bike's design takes its cues from its electric technology, with a straight body formed around the flat battery packs that sit in the underfloor.
At the same time, screens and dials are minimised. An orange-coloured windshield is used to display speed, navigation and battery information in the rider's line of vision, while a second information panel placed between the handlebars shows a map.
Displays can be changed by touching buttons on the handlebars, meaning that the ...