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On-board diagnostics. Various views of a "MaxScan OE509" – a fairly typical onboard diagnostics (OBD) scanner, 2015. On-board diagnostics ( OBD) is a term referring to a vehicle's self-diagnostic and reporting capability. In the United States, this capability is a requirement to comply with federal emissions standards to detect failures that ...
Experimental safety vehicle. Experimental safety vehicle ( ESV) is the designation for experimental concept cars which are used to test car safety ideas. In 1973, the U.S. DOT announced its ESV project, the aim of which was to obtain safer vehicles by 1981. [ 1 ] A car produced by this effort was known as the Minicar RSV . In 1991, the ESV ...
A blowdown valve ( BDV) is a type of shutdown valve designed to depressurize a pressure vessel by directing vapour to a flare, vent or blowdown stack in an emergency. BDVs fail-safe to the open position upon failure of the control system. [ 1] The type of valve, type of actuation and performance measurement are similar to an ESD valve.
The service will no longer be available as of May 28th. Automatic, the company behind an on-board diagnostics (OBD-II) dongle for cars, announced that it’s shutting down due to COVID-19. The ...
OBD-II PIDs (On-board diagnostics Parameter IDs) are codes used to request data from a vehicle, used as a diagnostic tool. SAE standard J1979 defines many OBD-II PIDs. All on-road vehicles and trucks sold in North America are required to support a subset of these codes, primarily for state mandated emissions inspections .
In the United States, response codes are used to describe a mode of response for an emergency unit responding to a call. They generally vary but often have three basic tiers: Code 3: Respond to the call using lights and sirens. Code 2: Respond to the call with emergency lights, but without sirens. Alternatively, sirens may be used if necessary ...
July 30, 2024 at 7:16 AM. (Reuters) - Tesla is recalling over 1.8 million vehicles in the United States due to risk of software failure to detect an unlatched hood, the national auto safety ...
Toyota is recalling nearly 3,000 bZ4X EVs over wheel hubs that can't stop, won't stop falling off the cars at speed. Toyota is recalling nearly 3,000 bZ4X EVs over wheel hubs that can't stop, won ...