Radar technology is still in it?s infancy in the motorcycle world. We?ve seen it in a few models, like the latest KTM Super Adventure and Ducati Multistrada, but it hasn?t really taken off yet. I?m sure it will eventually, though. And it would seem Piaggio also think it?s ?the future?. Because just this morning I received a press release from Piaggio Fast Forward (PFF), part of the Piaggio Group. It was all about their super-duper, all-new, 4D imaging, radar-based motorcycle safety platform.

And if you think that?s a mouthful, you should have seen the press release. It was heavy going, and top-heavy with far too many really long, technical sounding words. And to be honest, it was more about how their ?trailblazing? sensor technology is going to change the consumer and business robot ?landscape?; which if I?m being honest, made very, very boring reading.
Eventually, I picked the bones out of it and worked out why it?d landed in my inbox. That’s when it all started to make a bit more sense. I think what the press release was trying to tell me, is that we?ll be seeing these new radar systems on Piaggio Group bikes in 2022. And remember that?s not just bikes with a Piaggio badge on them. The Piaggio Group own the Aprilia, Vespa, Moto Guzzi, Gilera, Derbi, Ape, and Piaggio Commercial brands, too. That?s a lot of motorcycles, and even more scooters.

Radar for all"

So does this mean that rather than radar technology being the reserve of the high end ...