We're here to show you how modern automotive computer control systems work. Last week, we looked at carburetors. Today's topic: electronic throttle control.

This paper presents an architecture for monitoring and controlling an electronic throttle control system. The architecture contains two processors, the MAIN and the MCP. The MAIN is responsible for ...

Drive-by-wire systems encompass various components, including electronic throttle control, brake-by-wire, and steer-by-wire, each contributing to a more streamlined and efficient driving experience.

The electronic throttle control (ETC), or drive-by-wire system, is just such a modern solution to a modern problem—a modern hot rodding problem. 0:00 / 0:00 ...

Craig Trudell/Bloomberg Federal safety officials are investigating whether electronic throttle systems may have caused sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles, as alleged in at least seven lawsuits ...