Ducati Cruise Control · Vehicle control
Ducati Cruise Control
PrototypeAn openly-developed electronic cruise-control platform for motorcycles, built around explicit safety monitoring and honest capability labelling.
Ducati Cruise Control Moto is the first Ducati Cruise Control model: an engineering-prototype electronic cruise control aimed at motorcycles. It monitors vehicle speed over CAN, drives a throttle actuator, and runs an independent safety-monitoring watchdog alongside multiple hardware disengagement inputs.
Because Ducati Cruise Control Moto can influence throttle, we are deliberately conservative about what we claim. Speed monitoring, CAN integration, disengagement inputs, and logging are implemented; the safety watchdog is under test; throttle control is experimental. Automatic engagement on an arbitrary motorcycle, and any use on public roads or track, are explicitly unsupported.
This is development hardware. There is no safety, legal, or compatibility claim here that is not backed by evidence — and where evidence does not yet exist, we say so.
Use cases
Cruise-control research
A platform for developing and evaluating electronic speed-holding on motorcycles under controlled conditions.
Safety-monitoring development
Exercise independent watchdog logic and multiple disengagement paths.
CAN integration studies
Investigate speed and state signals across different motorcycle buses.
Capabilities
Each capability is labelled by how far it has actually been taken.
- Vehicle-speed monitoringImplemented
- CAN integrationImplemented
- Hardware disengagement inputs (brake / clutch / throttle)Implemented
- Diagnostics and loggingImplemented
- Independent safety-monitoring watchdogTested
- Throttle actuator controlExperimental
- Configurable installation profilesPlanned
- Vehicle-specific harnessesPlanned
- Automatic engagement on any motorcycleUnsupported
- Use on public roads or trackUnsupported
Key features
- Vehicle-speed monitoring over CAN
- Independent safety-monitoring watchdog
- Multiple hardware disengagement inputs
- Configuration, diagnostics, and logging over USB
Planned
- Configurable per-vehicle installation profiles
- Vehicle-specific wiring harnesses
- Expanded diagnostics and event logging
Technical specifications
Control
- Primary function
- Speed holding (experimental)
- Actuation
- Throttle actuator output
- Speed source
- Vehicle CAN
Safety
- Independent watchdog
- Yes
- Disengagement inputs
- Brake
- Fail-safe on fault
- Disengage (target)Behaviour under active test
Interfaces
- Vehicle bus
- CAN
- Configuration
- USB
Electrical
- Supply voltage
- 9–16 V (target)
- Reverse-polarity protection
- Yes (target)
Physical & environment
- Enclosure
- Sealed (prototype)
- Environmental rating
- Not yet characterised
Interfaces
Protocols
Compatibility
Ducati Cruise Control Moto is developed against specific test motorcycles. It is not a universal fitment.
- Vehicle type
- Motorcycles (bespoke installation)
- Speed source
- Requires accessible CAN speed signal
In the box
- Ducati Cruise Control Moto control unit (prototype)
- Development wiring loom (bench)
- USB cable
- Configuration notes (digital)
Known limitations
Please read before applying
- Engineering prototype — not for use on public roads or on track.
- It can influence throttle; incorrect configuration or installation is dangerous.
- No functional-safety certification or independent assessment has been carried out.
- Motorcycle fitment is bespoke and has not been validated across models.
- Disengagement and fail-safe behaviour are still under test.
Blog timeline
- Ducati Cruise Control project
Early bench testing of Ducati Cruise Control's independent safety watchdog and its hardware disengagement paths - with the results, and the limits of what they mean.