Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
For example, Toyota, Scion, and Lexus use a chirp system to signify the car being locked/unlocked. While two beeps means that driver's door is unlocked, four beeps means all doors are unlocked. One long beep is for the trunk or power tailgate. One short beep signifies that the car is locked and alarm is set.
A transmission control unit (TCU), also known as a transmission control module (TCM), or a gearbox control unit (GCU), is a type of automotive ECU that is used to control electronic automatic transmissions. Similar systems are used in conjunction with various semi-automatic transmissions, purely for clutch automation and actuation.
An electronic control unit (ECU), also known as an electronic control module (ECM), is an embedded system in automotive electronics that controls one or more of the electrical systems or subsystems in a car or other motor vehicle.
This is the way in for the hackers, who are able to take over your steering wheel and breaks to remotely control your car. According to ZDNet ,"as many as 471,000 vehicles in the US are said to be ...
An electronic processing unit; A microcontroller, microprocessor, or field programmable gate array (FPGA) which processes the information and acts as an interface to the GPS; A mobile communication unit; Memory for saving GPS values in mobile-free zones or to intelligently store information about the vehicle's sensor data; A battery module
The Perez patents cover monitoring the car's engine control computer to determine distance driven, speed, time of day, braking force, etc. Progressive is currently developing the Perez technology in the U.S. and European auto insurer Norwich Union is developing the Progressive technology for Europe. Both patents have since been overturned in ...
Overhead console with programmable HomeLink buttons. The HomeLink Wireless Control System is a radio frequency (RF) transmitter integrated into some automobiles that can be programmed to activate devices such as garage door openers, RF-controlled lighting, gates and locks, including those with rolling codes.
The first KeylessGo ECU of the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. The smart key allows the driver to keep the key fob pocketed when unlocking, locking and starting the vehicle. The key is identified via one of several antennas in the car's bodywork and an ISM band radio pulse generator in the key housing.