Abstract: An enabling unit for activating a feature in an electronic control unit on a vehicle includes a port for communicating with an electronic control unit included on the vehicle. A processor, which communicates with the port, includes a message for enabling a dormant feature included on the electronic control unit.

Abstract: A system and method are provided for improving the operational performance of a moving cement mixer vehicle with a rotatable mixing drum by automatically stopping the rotation of the mixing drum at select moments. The system may include a sensor adapted to deliver a signal indicative of an operational parameter, such as steering angle of the vehicle, and a processing unit adapted to receive the signal from the sensor and deliver a control signal based on the signal for stopping rotation of the mixing drum.

Abstract: An antilock brake system architecture including a first control module, wherein the first control module is in communication with at least one front brake and at least one sensor, and wherein the sensor is in communication with at least one wheel, and wherein the first control module controls the brake in response to information received from the sensor; and a second control module, wherein the second control module is in communication with at least one rear brake and at least one sensor, and wherein the sensor is in communication with at least one wheel, and wherein the second control module controls the brake in response to information received from the sensor, and wherein the second control module is in communication with the first control module.

Abstract: An enabling unit for activating a feature in an electronic control unit on a vehicle includes a port for communicating with an electronic control unit included on the vehicle. A processor, which communicates with the port, includes a message for enabling a dormant feature included on the electronic control unit.