Honda and Uber Eats Japan planned a September 2026 demonstration in Japan using Honda’s Motorcycle Safe Riding Assessment App to assess motorcycle delivery partners’ riding. Honda announced the plan on Aug. 31, 2026. The smartphone app scores acceleration, braking and steering, and is separate from the app couriers use to manage deliveries.
What Honda’s app assesses
The app uses a smartphone and requires no dedicated motorcycle hardware. Honda says it runs in the background, so riders do not need to operate the phone while riding; Honda cautions against using it during a ride.
The assessment covers individual riding actions, including acceleration, braking and steering. Honda describes the resulting scores as reference indicators of riding behavior.
Honda says its processing combines vehicle data with statistical methods to account for motorcycle-specific riding characteristics and reduce the influence of engine and road-surface vibrations. The assessment logic also draws on expertise from Honda Traffic Education Center instructors and data from Honda’s in-house test riders.
What the demonstration would test
Honda said the demonstration would examine score-based rankings and/or incentives alongside Uber’s incentive program, to assess whether they could improve safety awareness and riding behavior.
A riding tool, separate from the courier app
Honda’s app assesses riding behavior; Uber’s courier-facing app is for delivery work. The planned demonstration uses Honda’s separate assessment tool.
Location-based advice is planned for a future version
Honda described location-based safety advice as a feature planned for a future version of the app.
