Walking through a tech show like CES, you usually expect laptops, phones and futuristic gizmos. This year, Ultraviolette quietly made its presence felt by showing how motorcycles can also be smart, connected and intuitive. At CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the Indian EV maker introduced a new voice based assistant on its F77 electric motorcycle called Violette, and it could revolutionize the way riders interact with their bikes.
Violette is being developed in partnership with SoundHound AI, a company whose voice technology is already used by global car brands like Hyundai and Fiat. The idea is simple. Instead of pressing buttons or scrolling through menus while riding, the rider can just speak.
The system gives access to important bike information such as battery charge status, riding modes, ride statistics and service reminders. Riders can also give commands to change regen levels, adjust traction control or start navigation using the wake word “Violette”. During the demonstrations, the assistant could even open the digital user manual and answer questions such as tyre pressure recommendations.
This voice system is intended to operate through an audio enabled helmet that connects to the motorcycle through Bluetooth. The bike listens, processes the command and responds, all without the rider having to take their eyes off the road. That on its own provides an obvious safety benefit.
Ultraviolette also hinted at new hardware. The motorcycle on display seemed to have a bigger rectangular TFT screen as compared to the current unit. There was also a small front facing camera above the display; this could later support safety features, alerts or recording functions. The company has not yet explained how this camera will be used.
This technology is still under development and is not available on current models. It is expected to arrive on upcoming products like the Tesseract electric scooter or the Shockwave dirt bike. Whether existing F77 owners will get it through a software update is still unclear.
In a world where bikes are becoming faster and more powerful, Ultraviolette is concentrating on making them smarter and safer too. If Violette gets to production in its current form, it could become a new bar for technology on two wheels.