Bosch claims 7% fuel savings with haptic feedback gas pedal

These days we’ve become accustomed to gadgets that give haptic feedback, usually as a vibration or reactive force. The technology has also crept into our cars in the form of seats or steering wheels that vibrate to warn when you’re wandering out of your lane. Original equipment suppliers like Bosch and Continental have been working on an extension of this idea – haptic throttle pedals that give forced feedback or vibrate to indicate activity that is not conducive to good fuel economy. Now Bosch has attached a fuel-savings number to the technology.

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