Yamaha Motor Develops Y-AMT Automated Manual Transmission System Enhancing the Experience of Being One with the Machine - Direct and Intuitive Motorcycle Control with Clutch-Free Operation - - News releases | Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.

IWATA, July 26, 2024 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces today that it has developed the new Y-AMT (Yamaha Automated Manual Transmission), which automates a motorcycle's clutch and gearshift operations when starting out and while riding with sophisticated electronic control. This will be featured in the new MT-09 Y-AMT set to be released in Japan by the end of this year.Y-AMT is a newly developed automated manual transmission that does away with the clutch lever and shift pedal. By consolidating shift operations into a lever on the handlebars, it allows for more intuitive gear changes. This frees the rider from clutch and shift pedal operations, enhancing the enjoyment of controlling motorcycle at will and contributing to an improved experience of being one with the machine.In addition to the manual MT mode where the rider hand-operates the lever to shift gears, the system also has an automatic AT mode that automates gear changes, allowing the rider to select the mode acco...