Royal Enfield Flying Flea C6 Has A Qualcomm Snapdragon Chip Inside!

Royal Enfield’s electric motorcycle sent shockwaves across the world and ahead of its global debut, more details are seeping in about the C6 – an unusual retro electric motorcycle. We all know that electric motorcycles rely solely on computer wizardry and smart software to keep the wheels moving. Hence, for all the promises that Royal Enfield made at the global launch event for the Flying Flea motorcycles, their bikes have to feature advanced silicon inside.

And sure enough, they do. 

Even though the market availability is still two years away, Qualcomm couldn’t keep the excitement to itself and hence, announced publicly that the Flying Flea C6 relies on Qualcomm’s chipset to keep the lights ON on that motorcycle. In fact, the chipset inside the C6 is capable enough to ensure a slick UI while staying connected to the cloud and maintaining an ecosystem of information around the rider. This might be normal for a car but on a motorcycle, it is nothing short of a miracle. 

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Qualcomm Snapdragon inside Flying Flea C6

In its press statement, Qualcomm proudly says that the Flying Flea C6 features its latest Snapdragon QWM2290 chipset – a System-On-Chip (SoC) designed solely for smart two-wheelers. Unlike other electric two-wheeler infotainment systems, the Snapdragon chip on this vehicle forms the brains of the core vehicle control unit. It runs a proprietary operating system from Flying Flea that takes care of all the aspects of the vehicle.

The round TFT display, which accepts touch inputs, offers access to smart features like ride modes and smartphone connectivity, the latter relying on Snapdragon Car-to-Cloud tech. The system relies on 4G networks, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connections to stay connected with the companion app on the rider’s smartphone, even when the motorcycle isn’t being used. In case we forgot, the rider’s phone can be used to unlock and start the motorcycle (by start, we mean prime the electric motor). 

There’s also a Voice Assist button that enables multi-modal input of commands, thus adding an additional layer of convenience. 

Sadly, there's not much we get to know about the motorcycle's range, performance and other crucial aspects that matter to a rider. 

Too much tech for a Royal Enfield?

Given Royal Enfield’s premise of making retro motorcycles, the Snapdragon chip and all the smart features it accompanies make the Flying Flea C6 futuristic. With market availability still two years away, we expect the brand to do thorough testing in the wild before the motorcycle reaches the showroom floors. We expect it to be easier to live with, unlike the confusing Tripper navigation system on RE’s current motorcycles. 

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