Accident-proof radar: what are the new technologies that make motorcycles more visible

Whenever technology in the world of mobility replaces human behavior with machine-made behavior, there are breakthroughs in precision and safety. But at the same time, this development exempts drivers who are used to resorting to the help of a computer from this practice.

To take it out of the topic and take it as a practical example for everyone, it is the same thing that happens when you interrupt mathematical calculations with your mind, or replace them with a calculator with pencil and paper in complex cases. At least in that regard, mental flexibility is atrophied.

Something similar happens with driver assistance systems (ADAS), where more and more cars in all sectors are beginning to be introduced as standard equipment: a person who is likely to drive a car that corrects lanes on a route or highway, automatically raises or lowers the high beam when it detects that there is a vehicle in front, who indicates by light when the car approaches from behind, or even recommendedstop to rest every certain kilometer, he will understand perfectly what it is.

camera and radar detect obstacles or lines in the lane very accurately, but prevent the driver from paying attention to it.

Relying on the help of the machine stops attention, and if the machine does not respond properly, it can cause problems. Something happened to several Tesla motorists, who in some cases moved to the back seat and left the car in autopilot mode, which was not fully autonomous driving and ended in a fatal accident.

Technology is still evolving and has become more and more accurate, but there may still be situations where the artificial intelligence that manages the supporting parameters does not have the information to solve it like a person does.

Although it is still very common to pay attention to traffic, auxiliary systems detect increasingly distant obstacles, motorcycles are the most difficult to see due to their size and movement.

Motorcycles are “witness cases” of this type of problem. Due to the size, speed and movement of traffic jams, not all motorcycles are detected in time, warning the driver of the presence of a vehicle.

Therefore, the Italian motorcycle and scooter brand Piaggio understands that it can contribute to motorcyclists, and together with the Israeli brand Vayyar they have developed a system that protects them from comfortable or careless drivers and unnoticed machines.

Piaggio system amplifies the signal reaching the motorcycle from the radar of the car to make it more visible.

The concept is to make the motorcycle larger in order to detect it in time.Currently, radar systems send signals and operate with cone-shaped field of view, leaving areas without coverage.

The new Piaggio patent states that when a signal is received, the system will increase the size of the motorcycle to detect it by amplifying it, but the vertical and horizontal viewing angles will be greater, reaching 170 degrees. The device provides almost 360-degree coverage, since it is placed in the headlights and rear lights. It also ensures that the tracking distance in the range of 300 meters is greater than that of current radars, and that there is no limit of objects to be

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