Toyota has filed a new patent for a system that simulates an engine stall of a conventional, manual-equipped car in an electric vehicle.
The system will also measure driver skills and activate safety systems as needed.
Toyota has been testing a fake manual gearbox for electric vehicles for over three years.
Toyota has filed a new patent that will turn an electric vehicle into a tool for assessing a driver's skills. The patent is for a system that simulates an engine stall in a manual-equipped, combustion-powered car in an electric vehicle.
Toyota filed the patent in January, which was published at the end of May and first uncovered by CarBuzz. The "control system" works in conjunction with a simulated manual gearbox that features a clutch pedal and a shifting device.
