PREDICTIVE POWERTRAIN
February 1st, 2003
BY JONATHAN THOMSONRESEARCHERS at DaimlerChrysler are developing an automatic driving correction system that they like to call a "predictive powertrain;" DC claims the technology could reduce engine fuel consumption by as much as 10 per cent.The German carmaker is planning to install "a range of sensors" into vehicles that can examine a driver's individual style as well as road and traffic conditions. This data would be used to make the engine work at "optimum efficiency". For example a car would "know" in advance that it was about to go downhill or slow down for ...
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