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Nissan is one of the most active car producers in developing automotive driverless solution. The company plans to launch production of autopilot cars by 2020. Moreover, Nissan engineers recentrly came up with another idea to launch a driverless taxi.
Japanese multinational automobile manufacturer Nissan is working on a
technology intended to advance reaction time parameters and as a result improve
safety level as well as make driving more pleasing. This solution (currently
named as Brain-to-Vehicle, or B2V) processes impulses from the driver’s brain
that moves the “driver-car” interaction to the next level.
It is claimed that more than 100 complaints have been filed by Ford auto owners with reference to the same transmission issues since 2016 recall.Authorized bodies carry out an investigation in reference to downshifting problems in Ford vehicles.
Pak Suzuki Motor Company Limited releases the automatic transmission option of Suzuki Cultus. This transmission is a manual one, but equipped with the automatic gear shift (AGS) unit responsible for automatic clutch depression.
The new transmission has up to 5 distinct gearshift and throttle programs.Kia released several upgrades for its 7-seat mid-size crossover Sorento. The main innovations related to the modification of 2018 consist of two new trim levels (GT-Line and GT-Line S) and a new automatic transmission.
Aisin Group plans to boost manufacturing of automatic gearboxes, primarily in East Asia, by means of launching new enterprises and expanding operating plants in China and Japan.
The Mini plans to provide Hardtop and Convertible cars with a new 7-speed DCT transmission equipped with the electronically controllable shifting mechanism. Due to faster gear-shifting, this transmission will add a sport-like driving experience in comparison with regular type automatic transmissions.
Audi continues to implement its plan on creation of environment-oriented types of fuel called as e-fuel. The world-known car-maker is determined to construct the facility specialized in e-diesel manufacturing.
TCI unveils the new 4x Four-Speed automatic gearbox range. These are based on well-known 4L80E or 700R4 gearboxes and can be adjusted for non-GM applications too.
In December 2017 Cottingham Engineering LTD, owners of the Hydra-Test brand, launched their new concept named Hydra-Tested to give promotion and wider attention to the users of the Hydra-Test Valve Body testing equipment.
Up to date, 96% of vehicles on American roads have automatic transmissions while in Europe and Japan more around 80% of cars sold have manual transmissions.
Power Test Inc., a major enterprise specialized in manufacturing of dyno stands and testing units, recently purchased SuperFlow Technologies/Hicklin Engineering. Power Test officials hope to combine experience, technologies and ideas of these pace setters in the area of auto repairs.
The Toyota Camry has always been known among auto enthusiasts as a very reliable and durable car and high selling ratings prove this point. But Toyota engineers are not ready to rest and promise that the 2018 model will have significant upgrades mainly related to the transmission.
Earlier in 2017 go4trans.com had the privilege to interview Alan Gadd, the head of Sussex Auto Parts Ltd, one of the largest UK seller of spare parts for automotive transmission. Here we provide full transcript of this interview with nothing being cut out - this is a valuable material for those who seek some advice and expert glance at the spare parts industry!
As indicated by Haig Partners, Florida, benefits at Toyota and Honda dealerships in the USA are increasing, while dealers offering the Lexus, Audi, Infiniti and Acura luxury brands are facing 20% decline.
Probably every transmission repair specialist was keen on LEGO constructions or at least enjoyed making some minor things with their hands. Here's the game taken to a new level of creativity!
Modern auto industry is full of sophisticated drivetrain technologies which are supposed to make your driving experience even more pleasant and trouble-free. Despite a great abundance of sophisticated technical solutions, it is highly likely that very few people know a transmission solution operating like a manual CVT.
Over recent years engineers developed a lot of gear shifting solutions for different car brands, which may seem a bit unusual for oldtime drivers. In this article we will review the most peculiar gear stick technologies and provide video materials related to these technologies.
Only few people know about transmission concepts which were popular 70-90 years ago. For men of today, these gearboxes may seem very unusual and weird, but even now some gearboxes that date back to those years are quite competitive in comparison with modern transmissions.
Nowadays Extroid CVTs are commonly known as “toroidal” due to the fact that the working surface of driving and driven discs in this transmission has the form of a torus. Extroid CVT is not a V-belt transmission, but a friction drive CVT.