Lamborghini now uses artificial intelligence to perfect real-time driving. Far from being just a software evolution, this approach marks a technological leap where AI becomes an active co-pilot, capable of sensing and adapting to the driver and their environment.
An AI that understands your driving style and emotions
During Monterey Car Week, Rouven Mohr, Chief Technical Officer of Lamborghini, detailed this vision. The brand already uses an initial form of machine learning for torque management, adapting power delivery based on the surface and driving style. The future is even more ambitious: the car could recognize the driver’s emotions and adjust its controls accordingly.
“If the car is smart enough to detect that you want to have fun, that it’s sliding a bit, the algorithm could theoretically say to itself: *OK, this driver wants a more pronounced drift angle*,” explains Mohr. “It would then manage the car’s rotation in a different way.”
A safety system that adapts to your skill
The idea goes beyond mood. Lamborghini is designing systems that adjust their software intervention “rules” based on the driver’s behavior. If your inputs are precise and your laps are clean, the electronic aids (the “nannies”) become more discreet. If you start making mistakes, the safety net automatically tightens.
The AI could even compensate for performance gaps. Mohr illustrates: “If the algorithm recognizes that in every corner, the driver uses too much steering angle, causing understeer, a by-wire steering system could learn not to give them as much angle to avoid it.”
The 6D sensor: the essential “enabler”
This intelligence requires an ultra-precise data source. Lamborghini’s physical master card is its “6D sensor,” introduced with the Fenomeno. This module, no larger than a baseball, is crucial.
Mohr describes it as the “enabling element.” The magic happens in the algorithm, but the latter is useless without a constant stream of high-quality data. “[The 6D sensor] gives the algorithm much more precise information about the car’s state in terms of roll and pitch, as it explicitly measures the body’s movement with six degrees of freedom,” he specifies.
Unlike conventional setups that use multiple independent sensors, creating data delay and approximation, the 6D provides an instant and holistic view of the vehicle’s movements. This precision is key to much finer control management.
An industry trend: BMW and the interpretation of intent
Lamborghini is not alone on this path. BMW is also developing electronic “super-brains” capable of recognizing the driver’s intent. Their system combines attention-monitoring cameras and steering wheel torque sensors to differentiate a deliberate maneuver (such as avoiding a parked vehicle) from an unintentional lane departure, thus avoiding unnecessary alarms.