Motorcycles with touchscreens, is this the future?

Touchscreens will change the way you ride motor bikes. Soon, you'll be able to read your WhatsApp messages, check out maps without taking your smartphone out of your pocket.

Famous US motorcycle brand, Indian recently unveiled a new 7-inch touchscreen system known as 'Ride Command' that will provide turn-by-turn directions, sync to smartphones, and find the closest fuel station when the tank is low, according to a Bloomberg report.

Ride Command brings navigation and infotainment together in one screen. The new touchscreen feature will come with Indian's new Chieftain and Roadmaster bikes.

In 2013, BMW partnered with Garmin to launch its Navigator V device for its bikes. Harley-Davidson came up with its Boom! Box system in 2014.

In India, however, two-wheelers record the largest number of accident-related deaths. According to "Road Accidents in India 2013", a Ministry of Road Transport and Highways report, around 39,353 two-wheeler riders/passenger died in 2013, the largest number when compared to other type of vehicles.