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 ...

Mack Trucks and Volvo Trucks each announced recalls that impact a total of nearly 1,900 trucks. In the affected units, the engine may not return to idle within two seconds if the accelerator pedal ...

New cars are confusing. With all the computers, sensors, and gadgets, it may seem like there's some sort of magical witchcraft taking place under the hood. We're here to show you how modern automotive ...

General Motors faces a new lawsuit surrounding faulty accelerator sensors in the 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu. The litigation arose from plaintiff Katrina Hutchinson, who purchased a 2016 Chevrolet ...

A new lawsuit has been filed against General Motors over claims that the 2016-2018 Chevrolet Malibu may experience reduced engine performance due to issues related to the accelerator pedal and ...

Drive-by-wire systems, otherwise known as "electronic control throttle valve" units, are equipped in many newer vehicles. The ECTV units allow the ECU to control the opening and closing of the ...

Electronic throttle control is a drive-by-wire system that replaces a conventional cable-actuated throttle body with an electronic set-up. In a conventional throttle configuration, such as that found ...

Melexis has put two of its MLX90423 three-axis magnetic flux sensors in the same package along with a magnetic wake-up sensor to detect linear and rotary movement in high-reliability applications such ...