Cyber Tyre completes 1500km of driving the Pagani Utopia

A Pirelli Cyber Tyre-shod Pagani Utopia Roadster has completed a more than 1,500 kilometre journey across Europe using the technology as standard, connecting Pirelli with Pagani Automobili and Bosch Engineering.

These are the first companies to have integrated Pirelli Cyber Tyre technology with vehicle dynamics systems: the digital ecosystem that has transformed the role of the tyre from a passive component into an active sensor capable of transmitting real-time data on tyre and road conditions, with the primary benefit of enhanced driving safety.

The Pagani Utopia Roadster equipped with Cyber Tyre technology as original equipment departed from the headquarters of Pagani Automobili in San Cesario sul Panaro, north of Bologna, where it was designed and built.

The Italian hypercar was the first model to adopt this system integrated with the electronic systems governing vehicle dynamics.

Communication between the tyres and systems such as ABS, ESP and traction control was enabled through the collaboration with Bosch, particularly with Bosch Engineering, the second stop on the journey, in Abstatt, north of Stuttgart.

Finally, the journey returned to Italy, to Milan, home to Pirelli headquarters, where the technology was conceived and developed.

First adopted by the Pagani Utopia Roadster, Cyber Tyre technology is now being implemented on other vehicle models across both the premium and prestige automotive segments. The objective is widespread adoption across a broad range of vehicles to maximise its contribution to safety.

At the same time, the integration of additional sensors through sensor fusion technology is paving the way for the evolution towards autonomous driving and ADAS systems. Connected vehicles also open the door to interaction with infrastructure: vehicles will not only be connected with one another, but also with surrounding infrastructure.

In this context, Pirelli has launched new agreements to apply Cyber Tyre to road infrastructure monitoring, as is already the case on the Italian motorway network. Pirelli technology can in fact deliver both enhanced safety and performance functions for individual vehicles equipped with the system, as well as road monitoring capabilities, enabling predictive maintenance solutions designed to improve road safety efficiently.

For this reason, Pirelli recently acquired a 30 per cent stake in Univrses, a Swedish computer vision company capable of “reading” roads and vertical signage through onboard cameras and AI algorithms.

Cyber Tyre technology is therefore continuing to expand both in functionality and in adoption. Recently, Pirelli announced that production of the system will soon begin in the United States, at its plant in Rome, Georgia. The Rome facility, already dedicated to high-value and motorsport production, will now also host the pinnacle of Pirelli technology, represented by the Cyber Tyre system.