It might sound odd to say so about an inanimate object, but cars are pretty clever devices. Your car is almost certainly more sophisticated than anything else you own, designed to operate in all ...

Modern vehicles can contain around 100 Electronic Control Units (ECUs). An ECU is a minicomputer that collects data and determines whether to activate a function based on the information received.

In the world of automobiles the term ECU (Electronic Control Unit) stands for any embedded system that controls one or more of the electrical subsystems in a motor vehicle. Types of ECU in an ...

Quickly fading are the days when we were free to dream of cranking a lever connected to cables that would squeeze the brakes and break traction, as more and more modern cars replace cabled emergency ...

View post: Lotus Elise Reborn as Central-Seat Supercar Slayer That Weighs Less Than a Miata The larger component costs come from finer electronic control of basic systems like windshield wipers and ...

The functions, design and mode of operation of a new electronic control system for automatic transmissions for city buses are described. Apart from the dual-channel computer structure for safety ...

The wheels of a moving vehicle can move at different speeds, with some turning faster than others. This can cause a loss of steering control and compromise safety on the road. To mitigate this, speed ...

The electronic limited-slip differential (eLSD) is one of the greatest pieces of modern auto­motive magic. This wonderful contraption allows you to shift midcorner without lockup, helps you turn more ...

See the full list of impacted models. American Honda announced this week it will voluntarily recall nearly 295,000 Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. to update the fuel injection electronic control ...

When and how much it locks up is determined by a control unit’s programming ... with its many active electronic systems, was the first F1 car to use an eLSD, which surprisingly wasn’t banned along ...