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Flying Flea is the latest electric two-wheeler manufacturer to embrace the connected car trend. At CES 2025Flying Flea shared some of their integration plans Qualcomm’s Snapdragon products into its future motorcycle lineup, bringing connected capabilities like voice assistance, smartphone-enabled buttons and customizable ride modes.
Indian motorcycle maker Royal Enfield unveiled the Flying Flea in November 2024, and while it hasn’t started shipping vehicles yet, it’s one of the few e-bike brands that already offers the kinds of connected features common in cars.
“Connected services are fundamentally changing the two-wheeler and micromobility markets, providing drivers with real-time diagnostics, advanced navigation and personalized ride settings – all of which enhance the safety and comfort of their journeys,” said Nimish Shrivastava, chief product officer, Qualcomm, in a statement.
Verge MotorcyclesThe Finnish e-bike startup, which showcased its bikes at CES 2025, also includes various riding modes, weather updates, a touchscreen interface for accessing vehicle diagnostics and information, GPS capabilities, and other smart and connected features. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. Other high-tech two-wheeler brands that have hit the streets recently include Damon Motorcycles, Harley-Davidson’s LiveWire and Zero Motorcycles.
Flying Flea plans to release its first cars in early 2026: the classic-style FF-C6 and the scrambler-like FF-S6. The brand’s future lineup will combine Qualcomm’s Snapdragon QWM2290 system-on-a-chip (SoC) and Car-to-Cloud platform.
Qualcomm It introduced the QWM2290 SoC in 2023 specifically for two-wheelers. SoCs integrate multiple functions such as infotainment, driver assistance and navigation systems into a single chip. Qualcomm said this particular SoC can provide low-battery alerts with recommendations for nearby charging stations, real-time navigation, safety features such as warnings if the driver exceeds the speed limit, and recommendations for vehicle monitoring.
In the case of the Flying Flea, the SoC powers the vehicle’s main vehicle control unit, which runs the Flying Flea operating system. It allows the rider to control the vehicle and control the riding experience through the display cluster on the bike.
Combined with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Car-to-Cloud platform, the Flying Flea vehicles promise to communicate between the rider and the machine, both on and off the motorcycle, with 4G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity. According to the company, this manifests as a voice assistance button, preset riding modes that the rider can customize based on needs and terrain, and the ability to use a mobile phone as a smart key to unlock and start the motorcycle.
