Ducati, in 2020 model with radar and adaptive cruise control – Moto Previews

Like cars, motorcycles also, albeit with some understandable delay, move towards one safer and more connected mobility... The latest news on this matter comes from Ducatiwho has been working on new systems for a while ARAS (Advanced driver assistance systems, which are radars capable of recreating the reality surrounding the motorcycle, helping to prevent any collision with obstacles or other vehicles by alerting the user.

Ducati started working on this type of system back in 2016 in collaboration with the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering. Polytechnic University of Milan
... Research led to the development rear radarcapable of identifying and reporting any vehicles in the blind spot (i.e., parts of the carriageway not visible either directly or through the rearview mirror), or vehicles approaching from behind at high speed.

To highlight the scientific and technical value of the research project carried out jointly by Ducati staff, researchers and graduate students of the Polytechnic Institute, a patent application was filed in May 2017 for the control algorithms of this system, and a publication was filed in June. Scientific on the occasion of the IEEE - Intelligent Vehicle Symposium (IV) in Redondo Beach, California. Motorcycle manufacturer Borgo Panigale chose a top-tier technology partner in 2017 to introduce this system into production, adding to the package second radar sensor located in front.

The purpose of this device will be to control Adaptive Cruise Controlthat allows you to maintain a certain distance from the vehicle in front, which can be set by the user, and to warn him of the danger of a frontal impact in the event of distraction. All of these systems, along with an advanced user interface that will alert the driver of any hazards, will be available on Ducati motorcycles. since 2020.