Abstract: A motor vehicle comprising at least one pair of wheels aligned to each other and placed on respective opposite sides of the motor vehicle, control means configured to adjust at least one control variable corresponding to an operative state of the wheels, and a steering wheel to steer the motor vehicle, characterized in that the control means comprise a control device arranged on the steering wheel and coupled to the steering wheel in a movable manner relative to the steering wheel to be manipulable by a driver of the motor vehicle to command an adjustment of the one or more control variables.

Abstract: A motor vehicle comprising a plurality of wheels; at least one controllable driving system to control at least the speed and the orientation of said wheels; a control unit operatively connected to the driving system in order to adjust the operation of the driving system; and an interface configured to receive at least one driving command given by a driver; the motor vehicle further comprises a support structure defining a horseman-like driving position for the driver, who is in a prone position; the interface comprises a first control, which can be operated by a first hand of the driver, and a second control, which can be operated by a first foot of said driver; the first control is arranged in front of said second control (33; 34), with reference to a normal moving direction of the motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method to calculate a driving route includes the steps of acquiring information corresponding to a departure place of the motor vehicle and to a target destination, determining a road map comprising a departure point and an arrival point of the driving route associated with the departure place and with the destination, respectively, calculating the driving route on the road map from the departure point to the arrival point by solving a path planning problem comprising an optimization of a target function depending on at least one first scalar parameter defined by a fun index, wherein the fun index is indicative of a level of fun of the driving route and wherein the target function strays away from an optimum value thereof when the fun index indicates a deviation of the level of fun from a target level or a decrease in the level of fun, the optimum value of the target function corresponding to the solution of the path planning problem.

Abstract: An motor vehicle seat for a driver of a motor vehicle includes a frame and one or more control devices coupled to the frame in a movable manner relative to the frame and manually manoeuvrable by the driver to emit electrical control signals configured to drive the motor vehicle according to the movement of the control devices with respect to the frame.

Abstract: A method to control an active shock absorber of a road vehicle. The active shock absorber is part of a suspension connecting a frame of the road vehicle to a hub of a wheel and has: a first element, which defines an end of the active shock absorber, a second element, which defines another end of the active shock absorber and is mounted so as to slide relative to the first element; and an actuator, which is configured to generate a force, which is applied between the two elements. The control method comprises the steps of: determining a vertical acceleration of the hub; determining a speed of translation between the two elements of the active shock absorber; determining a target force for the actuator of the active shock absorber based on the vertical acceleration of the hub and based on the speed of translation between the two elements of the active shock absorber; and controlling the actuator (10) of the active shock absorber so as to pursue the target force.

Abstract: A control method for an electrically driven road vehicle comprising the steps of: providing an electric powertrain system; determining a plurality of first virtual gears for a boost configuration and/or a plurality of second virtual gears for a release configuration; detecting, following actuation of an interface system by the driver, while driving, a first selection for one of the first virtual gears and/or a second selection for one of the second virtual gears; and delivering, in the boost configuration, a drive torque to the at least two wheels as a function of the first selection; or delivering, in the release configuration, an anti-motive torque to the at least two wheels according to the second selection.

Abstract: A method to control, while driving along a curve, a road vehicle with a variable stiffness and with rear steering wheels. The method comprises the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; establishing a desired attitude angle; determining an actual yaw rate of the road vehicle; establishing a desired yaw rate; and changing, in a simultaneous and coordinated manner, the steering angle of the rear wheels and the distribution of the stiffness of the connection of the four wheels to the frame depending on a difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle and depending on a difference between the actual yaw rate and the desired yaw rate.

Abstract: A method for determining an optimized torque distribution to the wheels of a road vehicle comprising the steps of determining a table of distribution of the torque between a front axle and a rear axle; determining a second table and a third table of distribution of the torque between a right wheel and a left wheel of the rear axle and of the front axle, respectively; detecting the current longitudinal dynamics; using the first, the second and the third table to determine a current value of the first, of the second and of the third distribution factor, respectively, based on the current longitudinal speed and on the current longitudinal acceleration of the road vehicle.

Abstract: A process to control a drive assembly includes the steps of providing a mathematical model associating a first quantity indicative of a torque delivered by a motor-generator with a second quantity indicative of a linear acceleration of a wheel hub unit, which receives the torque, acquiring a first signal indicative of the second quantity, determining a target signal of the first quantity by means of the mathematical model based on the acquired first signal, so that the torque indicated by the target signal involves at least a decrease in a difference between the second quantity and a reference, and controlling the motor-generator according to the determined target signal.

Abstract: A method to control, while driving along a curve, a road vehicle with a variable stiffness and with rear steering wheels. The method comprises the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; establishing a desired attitude angle; determining an actual yaw rate of the road vehicle; establishing a desired yaw rate; and changing, in a simultaneous and coordinated manner, the steering angle of the rear wheels and the distribution of the stiffness of the connection of the four wheels to the frame depending on a difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle and depending on a difference between the actual yaw rate and the desired yaw rate.

Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with an electronically controlled self-locking differential when driving along a curve; the control method includes the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; determining a desired attitude angle; and changing the locking of the self-locking differential based on the difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle.

Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with steering rear wheels when driving along a curve. The control method comprises the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; determining a desired attitude angle; and changing the steering angle of the rear wheels based on the difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle.

Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with steering rear wheels when driving along a curve. The control method comprises the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; determining a desired attitude angle; and changing the steering angle of the rear wheels based on the difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle.

Abstract: A method to control a road vehicle with an electronically controlled self-locking differential when driving along a curve; the control method includes the steps of: determining an actual attitude angle of the road vehicle; determining a desired attitude angle; and changing the locking of the self-locking differential based on the difference between the actual attitude angle and the desired attitude angle.