Future Developments in Automotive Transmission Systems

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Future Developments in Automotive Transmission Systems:

1. The CVT will gradually replace the conventional automatic transmission due to its high fuel efficiency and smooth gear shift.

2. The technology of semi-automatic transmission systems will also be improved to perform smooth gear shift and extend the cars' lifetime, without losing fast acceleration and fuel efficiency.

3. The torque converter with fluid coupling may be improved, or may no longer be used for cars in the future due to its low-efficiency power transfer.

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5. Shift-by-wire totally eliminates mechanical lever shifting, keeping both of the driver's hands on the wheel. The clutch is used only for starting and stopping. Once the vehicle is in motion, Auto-Shift operates like an automatic transmission, with the efficiency of a manual transmission.

6. Adaptive transmission control: ATC has also been invented by using the computer to recognize and memorize different drivers' styles and determining the best shifting timing for different drivers.

7. A transmission system is needed for a vehicle due to the internal combustion engine's property of running at high pressure at high speed but low pressure at low speed. If someday an engine with different properties is invented, the transmission system may no longer be necessary, but can still get the vehicle to reach its maximum speed in a couple of seconds.



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