Electric-autonomous scooter Omoway Omo X: The scooter itself
The Omoway Omo X is similar in style to the edgy, futuristic BMW CE 04, but is also driverless and promises innovative assisted driving functions.
The Omoway Omo X wants to start a revolution in electric scooters.
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- Ingo Gach
The Omo X amazed the audience at its presentation in Jakarta at the end of June as the electric scooter drove itself onto the stage – without a driver. It was controlled remotely via an app and opens up unimagined possibilities. Although several other motorcycle manufacturers – including BMW, Honda, and Yamaha – have already developed self-propelled motorcycles as test vehicles years ago and presented them as prototypes to the trade press, they have not yet gone into series production.
The Omo X now wants to be the first to do this. It can be summoned from the garage to the front door or sent to the induction charging station using a smartphone. The Omo X can also save the rider from a fall at low speed, for example when driving over a hole or stone, by intervening and keeping the scooter balanced. The self-stabilization also offers comfort, so the rider can keep their feet up before a red light – and the Omo X will not tip over.
We only know the details of how others solve this technically: Like BMW's test vehicle, the Omo X folds out a main stand when stationary. Honda's “Ride Assist” balancing system uses actuators to move the swingarm transversely and turn the fork; the rest is sensor technology and fast computers. It can be assumed that the Japanese have had this patented. To circumvent the patent, Omoway could, for example, move the body relative to the chassis. As this involves significant electrical power for the actuators, this is particularly interesting on an electric motorcycle with a certain battery capacity. It does reduce the range, especially when riding in the city. However, this is usually not as critical there as overland, but active stabilization is also needed much less frequently.
Omoway Omo X I (8 Bilder)
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)With AI and big data
The so-called Halo Pilot system from Omoway offers even more: adjustable cruise control and automatic parking with a one-touch function. Safety functions based on AI and big data models use cameras to monitor the surroundings in real time. In addition, the Omo X offers multidirectional collision warning and a Collision Assist Brake (CAB) to brake independently if the driver does not recognize the danger. Omoway promises that the scooter will even be able to avoid the obstacle. Distance cruise control maintains the distance to the vehicle in front, and the scooter can also communicate with other vehicles as part of the IoT. There is a huge TFT display in the cockpit, as a lot of information needs to be displayed. There is a four-way control button on the left-hand side of the handlebars and three buttons on the right.
“Multiform motorcycle”
But the Omo X has even more talents, Omoway calls it “the world's first multiform motorcycle.”. By using just a few modules, it can be transformed from a scooter into a motorcycle (without step-through) or a load carrier (Omoway misleadingly refers to it as a “cruiser”) with panniers and top case in no time at all. The brand explains that it has conducted a comprehensive market study and found that Indonesians tend to commute long distances and ride regularly. However, most electric scooters can only travel short distances, which would be different with the Omo X, explains the manufacturer, without revealing the energy content of the traction battery or driving performance. After all, the Omo X on show features Brembo radial brake levers. Obviously, Omoway is not relying on cheap components.
Omoway Omo X II (6 Bilder)
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)Future market Indonesia: 447 percent growth
Company founder Todd He founded Omoway 2024, based in Singapore, and co-founded the electric car manufacturer Xpeng (5.7 billion dollar turnover in 2024) in Guangzhou in 2014, where Omoway's R&D center is also located today. So he knows his way around electronic equipment and AI. However, he had the production plant built in the Indonesian capital Jakarta. The choice of location was no coincidence: with 280 million inhabitants, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the third largest motorcycle market with a population of over 120 million motorized two-wheelers.
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They are the most widely used means of transportation there because many inhabitants cannot afford a car. Last year, around 6.3 million new motorized two-wheelers were registered in Indonesia, with the number of electric scooters and electric motorcycles increasing by 447 percent to 63,146 units, not least because the Indonesian government subsidizes e-vehicles.
In production from 2026
All just distant dreams of the future? No, the development of the Omo X is due to be completed by the end of 2025, and the scooter will initially be launched on the Indonesian market in 2026, allegedly for the equivalent of around 3,500 euros. After that, Omoway plans to distribute the futuristic Omo X worldwide.
(dmk)