DUCATI
DesertX
    DesertX Rally
      Diavel V4
        New Nera
          XDiavel S
            XDiavel
              Hypermotard 950
                Hypermotard 950 SP
                  Hypermotard 950 RVE
                    Monster 30° Anniversario
                      Monster sp
                        Monster
                          Streetfighter V4
                            Streetfighter V4 SP2
                              V4 Lamborghini
                                Streetfighter V2
                                  Multistrada V2
                                    Multistrada V4
                                      Multistrada V4 Rally
                                        V4 S Grand Tour
                                          V4 Pikes Peak
                                            V4 RS
                                              Panigale V4 R
                                                Panigale V2
                                                  Panigale V4
                                                    Panigale V4 SP2
                                                      950
                                                        Icon
                                                          Full Throttle
                                                            Nightshift
                                                              1100 Tribute Pro
                                                                1100 Sport Pro
                                                                  1100 Dark Pro
                                                                    MIG-S
                                                                      TK-01RR
                                                                        Futa
                                                                          Powerstage RR
                                                                            Overview
                                                                              Configure your bike
                                                                                DesertX
                                                                                  Diavel
                                                                                    XDiavel
                                                                                      Hypermotard
                                                                                        Monster
                                                                                          Streetfighter
                                                                                            Multistrada
                                                                                              Panigale
                                                                                                Supersport
                                                                                                  Overview
                                                                                                    Make your own suit
                                                                                                      Shop Online
                                                                                                        Motorcycle wear
                                                                                                          Casual wear
                                                                                                            Sportswear Apparel
                                                                                                              Scrambler
                                                                                                                Bulgari X Ducati
                                                                                                                  Refrigiwear X Scrambler
                                                                                                                    Events
                                                                                                                      Events calendar
                                                                                                                        We Ride As One
                                                                                                                          Ducati Grandstand 2023
                                                                                                                            Overview
                                                                                                                              Rookie Academy
                                                                                                                                Road Academy
                                                                                                                                  Track Warm Up Academy
                                                                                                                                    Racetrack Academy
                                                                                                                                      Adventure Academy
                                                                                                                                        DRE International
                                                                                                                                          Overview
                                                                                                                                            Multistrada expedition
                                                                                                                                              DesertX Expedition
                                                                                                                                                Dream Tour
                                                                                                                                                  Patagonia Expedition
                                                                                                                                                    Days of Joy 2023
                                                                                                                                                      DRE International
                                                                                                                                                        Overview
                                                                                                                                                          Ducati People
                                                                                                                                                            Redline Magazine
                                                                                                                                                              Travel Stories
                                                                                                                                                                Latest news
                                                                                                                                                                  Press Area
                                                                                                                                                                    Home
                                                                                                                                                                      News
                                                                                                                                                                        Calendar
                                                                                                                                                                          Standings
                                                                                                                                                                            Team
                                                                                                                                                                              Sponsors and Partners
                                                                                                                                                                                2023 Season Launch Streaming
                                                                                                                                                                                  Ducati Grandstand 2023
                                                                                                                                                                                    Home
                                                                                                                                                                                      News
                                                                                                                                                                                        Calendar
                                                                                                                                                                                          Standings
                                                                                                                                                                                            Team
                                                                                                                                                                                              Arubaracing.com
                                                                                                                                                                                                2023 Season Launch Streaming
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Home
                                                                                                                                                                                                    Contact us
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Warranty
                                                                                                                                                                                                        Warranty Extension
                                                                                                                                                                                                          Road Assistance
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Overview
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Transparent Maintenance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Original Spare Parts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Owner's manual
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Safety and updating campaign
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      RMI - Repair & Maintenance information
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MyDucati App
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Ducati Link App
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Tutorials Multistrada V4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Turn By Turn Navigation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                FAQ - Connectivity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dealer network
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Find a dealer
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Ducati Approved - Pre-owned bikes program
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Ducati Official Club
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Events calendar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sign Up
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Find a Club
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Fact & Figures
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Dealer network
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Work with us
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Press Area
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Contact us
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Heritage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Home
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Engines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                MotoE
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Design
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Governance, Risk, Compliance
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Environmental Sustainability
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Healt and safety at work
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Discover
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Visit Museum and Factory
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Discovery tour with Ducati Museum Curator
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Home
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Historical Heritage Preservation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Education
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Road Safety
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Licensing
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Official Suppliers
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Sponsor MotoGP

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ducati confirms its commitment to road safety at the Connected Motorcycle Consortium event

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ducati renews its commitment to guarantee the best level of safety for motorcyclists all over the world. The Bologna based manufacturer was one of the major protagonists of the Demo Event organized at the Lausitzring (Germany) by the Connected Motorcycle Consortium to demonstrate the effectiveness of the motorbike-car connectivity systems developed during this consortium’s research cycle.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The Connected Motorcycle Consortium (CMC) is an international association that brings together the main manufacturers of two-wheeled vehicles with the aim of including motorcycles in the future of connected mobility to improve the level of safety of motorcyclists. Car manufacturers have been studying and developing Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communication technologies for years and the CMC is working to also include the information sent by motorbikes, which have different needs and dynamics, so that these can be standardized when this technology will be integrated across the entire fleet of motorbikes and cars in circulation in the future.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The CMC was founded in 2016, the year in which Ducati also became affiliated, and saw members initially involved in an accurate analysis of the most dangerous accidents between motorbikes and cars in terms of frequency and severity of the damage suffered by motorcyclists. Starting from this investigation, the cases in which connectivity could help to a greater degree were selected and the development of those methodologies capable of reducing the number of impacts and their risk for the safety of motorcyclists began. A fundamental aspect of this research was to limit the system’s reaction time as much as possible since the reduction of the risk of an accident depends on how far in advance one of the two protagonists can be warned.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To demonstrate the effectiveness of the systems studied and developed, Ducati opted to collaborate with Lamborghini (also part of the Audi Group), which supported the project during the experimental phase by providing a Urus for case simulation use.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ducati chose to work on the three most critical and dangerous accident cases, i.e. those which place the motorbike in a position of non-visibility towards oncoming cars or which place the motorcyclist in a situation in which he has no visibility of what is happening ahead. In both situations, communication between vehicles, integrated with the on-board sensors, can help reduce the number of accidents.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Ducati carried out the development of the technology together with various suppliers, including Bertrandt for the hardware part and Nfiniity for the operating system and the creation of the algorithms. The prototype in this development phase includes an additional screen on the motorbike on which warning signals are displayed which can inform the motorcyclist of any danger.

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The focus was placed on IMA (Intersection Movement Assist) when a motorbike, proceeding on a busy road, is approaching a reduced-visibility intersection at which a car is arriving at the same time from a secondary road. To make this situation even more critical, Ducati chose to insert a fixed obstacle to completely obscure the view of the motorbike both for the driver and for the car’s auxiliary systems. In this case, the danger sign is displayed on the dashboard of the car, signalling the arrival of the motorbike, suggesting to the motorist to approach the intersection with great caution.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LTA (Left Turn Assist) instead concerns an intersection in which both the motorbike and the car are travelling on the main road but in the opposite direction and the car wishes to turn left. In this situation the motorbike vehicle is less visible than a car, even through the auxiliary systems, with the risk of not being assessed well by the oncoming motorist. Also in this case, as soon as the motorist activates the direction indicator when approaching the intersection, the traffic warning signal for the oncoming motorbike is displayed.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                DNPW (Do Not Pass Warning) is instead the case in which a motorbike, in a queue, wants to overtake a large vehicle that precedes it and which in turn has a car in front of it, not visible to the motorcyclist, who wants to turn left. In this case it is the motorcyclist who displays the warning system as soon as the system sees that both the car and the motorbike have activated the direction indicator.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Simone Di Piazza, Ducati Innovation Manager. “For Ducati the issue of road safety is really important. We have already demonstrated this in the past, being the first motorcycle manufacturers in the world to have the entire range equipped with ABS Cornering and the first to introduce Blind Spot Detection. The work presented today makes us proud and we are convinced that communication between vehicles, when ready enough to be introduced on all motorbikes and cars, will have a fundamental role in reducing the number and severity of accidents involving motorcyclists”.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                To demonstrate the effectiveness of the systems developed in this CMC research cycle, Ducati and Lamborghini have created a video involving a Ducati Multistrada and a Lamborghini Urus. The video is available on the Ducati YouTube channel and on the Ducati.com website (direct link here).


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Subscribe to the Ducati newsletter

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By entering your email address you will always be up to date with the latest Ducati news and promotions.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  At any time you can complete your registration and create your profile on Ducati.com to receive personalised communications and access all features.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Enter a valid email address