If the car detects the driver wants to have fun, it could give them more slip angle to help them get sideways
by Brad Anderson
10 hours ago
- Lamborghini’s machine learning adjusts torque based on surface grip and driving style.
- Driver monitoring could detect mood and tailor the driving experience in real time.
- A new 6D sensor enables Lamborghini’s advanced adaptive handling technologies.
The future of driving may not just be faster or cleaner, but smarter too. Lamborghini is exploring next-generation technologies with the potential to reshape how cars interact with their drivers. Central to this vision is the use of artificial intelligence that can adjust a car’s behavior based on the driver’s style and even their mood.
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According to Lamborghini chief technology officer Rouven Mohr, the company has started using machine learning “for the torque management, adopting torque distribution based on the surface and on the driving style of the driver.” For example, the system can wind back some of the electronic safety systems if it detects a good driver is behind the wheel.
Teaching the car to learn
Mohr gave an example of how the system adapts over time. “If the algorithm is recognizing every time, every corner, unfortunately the driver is using too much steering angle, it’ll create more understeer,” he told The Drive. “If you have a steer-by-wire system, the algorithm is learning. Okay, now I don’t give the driver so much steering angle to avoid it.”
In the future, systems like this could be further developed by using monitoring systems to look at the driver and detect what kind of driving experience they want.
“The car would be smart enough to detect if you want to have fun, if the car is going a little bit more sideways, theoretically the algorithm could say, ‘okay, this guy wants to have a little bit more side angle,’” Mohr explained. “And it’s managing that rotation of the car in a different way.”
The technology underpinning these ambitions is Lamborghini’s new 6D sensor, introduced with the limited-run Fenomeno. Unlike traditional setups, this unit records data across all three axes of motion, plus pitch, roll, and yaw, much like the six-axis IMUs fitted to many high-performance motorcycles.
Armed with this level of precision, engineers can fine-tune how the car reacts in real time, narrowing the gap between mechanical grip and electronic control.
“If you have the precise information of the body movement, you are much more precise in the management of the control of the car,” Mohr said. “So this is the door opener for the future, let me say for the future.”
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