Lost in much of the media coverage of the Toyota safety recall controversy is objective technical analysis by credible automotive engineers. Until now, anyway, thanks to The Auto Prophet. The Auto ...

As you accelerate down the road and use your gas pedal to throttle in the appropriate amount of energy, you expect a smooth implementation from your foot to the motor. The electronic throttle control ...

An illuminated or blinking ETC warning light in a modern car indicates a malfunction in the electronic throttle control. Older cars have physical linkages between the throttle pedal and the throttle ...

Different realizations of adaptive cruise control systems (ACC) have been tested. Firstly, only throttle access has been realized. In addition to this, the second realization utilizes access to the ...

DETROIT – Volvo, a unit of Ford Motor Co. (F), is recalling about 360,000 cars bec ause of a problem with vehicle speed controls that can cause engines to lose power without warning, Volvo said Friday ...

General Motors is globally adopting a newly designedelectronic throttle control (ETC) actuator that reduces weight compared toprevious designs by 15 percent and improves performance. "The new design ...

Part 1 of this 3-part series described how a model-driven development process and virtual prototyping tools help address the challenges of implementing a DFSS methodology in a complex automotive ...

Throttle-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire. In the auto industry, it means using an electrical or electromechanical connection as opposed to mechanical linkages to control the vehicle's systems ...

Electronic Throttle Bodies are used in traditional internal combustion engines to control the speed of the motor. This device consists of a valve attached to a spring and driven by a motor. This ...