Lamborghini Supports Ducati in the Development of Motorbike−to−car Communication System

Automobili Lamborghini and Ducati have unveiled a prototype Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) technology that warns drivers of danger. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the systems being researched and developed, Lamborghini helped Ducati in the trial stage of the project by providing a Urus for use case simulations.

The Bologna-based motorbike manufacturer was one of the leading players at the Demo Event organised by the Connected Motorcycle Consortium (CMC) to demonstrate the effectiveness of motorbike-car connectivity systems.

CMC is an international association of leading manufacturers of two-wheeled vehicles that aims to include motorbikes in the future of connected mobility to improve the safety of motorcyclists. 

The technology was developed by Ducati in collaboration with a number of suppliers, including Bertrandt for the hardware and Nfiniity for the operating system and development of algorithms.

In this development phase, the prototype has an additional screen on the motorbike showing warning signals that can let the motorcyclist know about any danger.

The cases analysed and demonstrated by Ducati and Lamborghini were IMA (Intersection Movement Assist), LTA (Left Turn Assist) and DNPW (Do Not Pass Warning).

CMC was founded in 2016, the same year Ducati joined, with its members initially involved in an accurate analysis of the most dangerous accidents between motorbikes and cars in terms of frequency and the seriousness of the harm suffered by motorcyclists. 

In a press release, the companies state: 'Ducati decided to look at the three most critical and dangerous accident cases, i.e., those that place motorbikes in an obscured position in relation to oncoming cars or those that put motorcyclists in a situation where they don’t have visibility of what is happening in front of them. In these situations, communication between vehicles integrated with on-board sensors could help reduce the number of accidents'.

Automobili Lamborghini supports Ducati’s commitment to guaranteeing a higher level of safety for motorcyclists.