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by beeglebug
3502 days ago
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A lot of cars today are probably more aware of what is going to happen in 20 meters than the driver is. Surely the same data that is used for automatic braking, lane assist etc could be used to improve timings on automatic gear shifts? |
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I don't think that data is very useful in city driving where most of the shifting happens. No radar or lane detector can detect my intention of taking the next exit on the left.
That being said, I remember reading a piece a while back about a car manufacturer working on linking the car's navigation/GPS to the automatic transmission. So as long as you enter the destination in the GPS it can make more informed decisions.