A system and method for interfacing an autonomous or remote control drive-by-wire controller with a vehicle's control modules. Vehicle functions including steering, braking, starting, etc. are controllable by wire via a control network. A CAN architecture ...

An apparatus includes electronic, mechanical and hardware enhancements to an electric vehicle to provide a virtual experience of controlling a manual transmission like that of an internal-combustion-engine-powered performance vehicle in an electronic vehic...

A control unit in a work vehicle executes an automatic downshift for shifting the speed range of a transmission to a speed range at a lower speed than the current speed range. The control unit determines the execution of the automatic downshift on the basi...

An on-board system for customizing a vehicle operation mode includes a processing unit, memory coupled to the processing unit and an interface configured to permit interaction between an operator and the memory to input customized vehicle controls and sett...

A coast stop vehicle for stopping a drive source during vehicle running includes a power transmission means arranged between the drive source and drive wheels, a coast stop control means for executing a coast stop control to stop the drive source when a co...

An automatic transmission apparatus includes a clutch (44) including a drive side rotator (445) to which torque of an engine (45) is transmitted and a driven side rotator (449), a multi-gear transmission mechanism (43) including a dog clutch, at least one ...

The invention relates to a method for improving the operability of a motor vehicle, comprising the step of determining (S1) the vehicle's location and itinerary, comprising the following steps: determining (S2) the topography along said itinerary; using av...

The car (1) has an automatic longitudinal guiding system (4) with a control device (5) for automatically enabling application of an electronic controlled parking brake when a standstill condition of the car is obtained from the guiding system. A request di...

In a steering system 30, a transmission ratio R1 which is determined in dependence on the vehicle speed by reference to a transmission ratio decision map is multiplied with a first transmission ratio alteration gain g10 which is determined in dependence on...

The purpose of the invention is to enable a crawler tractor to brake and stop certainly without applying a load to an engine and a driving mechanism, and without complicated operation. An operation link links a conic linkage (53) which links a steering whe...