The lawsuit also asks Ford to "fix the problem." Lawyers involved in the case told USA TODAY in late March that most Ford ... had the same number of deaths and injuries from these electronic throttle ...

WASHINGTON -- Toyota Motor Corp. plans to rebut claims that the electronics of its cars and trucks are to blame for unwanted acceleration problems that are behind the recall of more than 8 million ...

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 ...

Erie police never determined the cause of the crash that killed three men two years ago, when the 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe in which they were driving accelerated faster than 90 mph and slammed into a ...

The automotive industry continues to be a hotbed of patent innovation. Activity in electronic throttle control is driven by factors such as increased demand for advanced driver-assistance 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 ...

InPower LLC has released the ETM50, a fast idle electronic throttle control for Ford ’05 F-Series Super Duty trucks and E-Series Econoline vans InPower LLC has released the ETM50, a fast idle ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...