RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of new automated transmission technologies
Author: Matthew Beecham | 28 May 2010
Europe may have long resisted the automatic gearbox, but new environmental and fuel efficiency legislation combined with major advances in electronics and manufacturing techniques are paving the way for a flood of new automated transmission technologies. In this round-up of recent developments, Matthew Beecham talks with executives of BorgWarner, Getrag, LuK, Prodrive, Torotrak, Valeo, Vocis Driveline Controls and ZF.
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