Electric two-wheeler manufacturer MATTER has unveiled India’s first AI-defined vehicle (AIDV) platform at its Technology Day 3.0, marking a significant shift in how the next generation two-wheelers will be engineered, developed and developed. By positioning intelligence as the core layer of vehicle architecture, the company aims to move beyond traditional software-defined mobility and lead the industry’s transformation ahead of time.
Announcing the platform, Mohal Lalbhai, Founder and Group CEO of MATTER, said, “When intelligence drives materials, energy and controls – not just software – we unlock vehicles that consistently outperform their starting point. This is not an EV transition; this is a category reset.”
The AIDV platform outlines a scalable technology and product roadmap for the next 36-48 months and is designed to support multiple two-wheeler categories on a shared, intelligence-based backbone. According to MATTER, the platform tightly integrates hardware, software, content and data into a single adaptive system, enabling measurable improvements in performance, efficiency, security and long-term ownership value.
Kumar Prasad Telekepalli, Founder and Group CTO, Matter, said, “AI-defined vehicles allow us to compress development cycles, improve first-time-right results, and build vehicles that learn from each kilometer of ride. This is how deep engineering becomes a compounding benefit over time.”
From software-defined to intelligence-driven vehicles
In its official documentation, MATTER explains that AI-defined vehicles represent a fundamental re-architecture beyond mechanically defined, electronically defined or software-defined vehicles. Under the AIDV approach, intelligence controls the behavior of energy, power delivery, thermal systems and materials in real-world conditions, allowing vehicles to learn and continuously improve throughout their lifecycle through data.
The company highlighted that its existing electric motorcycle, the AERA, already functions as a software-defined vehicle (SDV 1.0). It features industry-first technologies such as Hypershift gearbox, liquid-cooled motor and battery system, as well as deeply embedded control architecture. Over-the-air updates continue to increase performance on unchanged hardware, forming the foundation on which future AIDVs will be built.
Five-segment expansion strategy
Built on a common AI-defined hardware, software and data backbone, MATTER also announced plans to expand into five two-wheeler segments over the next four years. These include naked street motorcycles, streetfighter motorcycles, adventure (ADV) motorcycles, youth-focused commuter motorcycles and electric scooters.
The company said this platform-based approach will allow it to address a larger portion of India’s two-wheeler market while maintaining strong efficiencies at the platform level. The AIDV stack is backed by over 400 innovations and 97 granted patents, underscoring MATTER’s focus on building long-term intellectual property.
With the launch of the AIDV platform, MATTER aims to lead the transformation from mechanically-defined motorcycles to intelligence-defined electric two-wheelers while setting new standards in performance, reliability and ownership experience.