Look ma, no driver. Yamaha Motor R&D is developing intelligent vehicle technology in wilderness environments. The Yamaha Viking VI in the above video (AS-X1) is fully autonomous! – Custom drive-by-wire system – Navigation sensors – Point to point navigation demonstrated on off-road test course Autonomy in cars is a pretty common subject of late but […] More »

Yamaha Rises to the occasion yet again. Once again, Yamaha donated a UTV to the SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation for auction at their annual fundraiser near San Diego, California. Assembled in the USA at Yamaha’s Newnan, Georgia factory, the Viking VI SE raised $17,000 towards the organization’s mission of supporting SEAL members’ families. This […] More »

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, again provided a new Special Edition (SE) Viking VI Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicle to the SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation (NSW) for auction at their annual fundraiser near San Diego, Calif. The Assembled in USA Viking VI helped raise $30,000 towards the organization’s mission of supporting SEAL members’ families. This marks Yamaha’s […] More »

To kick off the partnership with U.S. Bank Stadium, Polaris is giving away a limited-edition Vikings RZR 1000 to benefit the United Way, a long-time philanthropy partner of Polaris and the Vikings. Anyone who goes to www.gtcuw.org/polaris from now until Dec. 1 and makes a donation or pledges to volunteer will be entered to win […] More »

It seems like the big news this season has been the announcement of Yamaha’s all new YXZ 1000R but that’s not the only news concerning the side-by-side scene. Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, introduces the new 2016 Viking and Viking VI Side-by-Side (SxS) vehicles, right on time for fall harvest and hunting seasons. With class-leading cab […] More »

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, recently donated a new Special Edition Matte Silver Viking VI Side-by-Side vehicle to the SEAL-Naval Special Warfare Family Foundation. The Assembled in USA Viking VI was auctioned at a Foundation fundraiser near San Diego, raising $22,000 for the organization’s mission of supporting SEAL members’ families. The SEAL-Naval Special Warfare (NSW) Family […] More »

These are great days to be an ATV/ UTV fan. Need proof? We’re nary a month into 2015 and Yamaha fires the first shot at 2016 with a brand new side-by-side! 2015 was the first year of the Viking line (which replaced the longstanding Rhino models) and it appears we’ll be getting introduced to a […] More »