Abstract: A vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a preceding vehicle information acquiring device for acquiring preceding vehicle information relating to a preceding vehicle, including a parameter relating to a distance between vehicles which becomes greater the wider the distance between a host vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and an electronic control unit for controlling the internal combustion engine, in which, the electronic control unit is configured to initiate an idle reduction mode where the internal combustion engine is made to automatically stop when a preset engine stop condition stands and to continue the idle reduction mode if the preceding vehicle is decelerating or has stopped and to make the internal combustion engine automatically restart if the preceding vehicle is accelerating or is running at an equal speed when the parameter becomes a first predetermined value or more during the idle reduction mode.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a method for road condition prediction. The method comprises receiving, for at least one source vehicle, sensor data collected by a sensor associated with the source vehicle. The method further comprises identifying, based on the sensor data, at least a location with an abnormal road condition and a responsive action taken by the source vehicle. The method further comprises notifying, the location with the abnormal road condition and the responsive action to at least one target vehicle that is expected to pass the location. This disclosure also provides a computer system and a computer software product for road condition prediction.

Abstract: A sensor assembly can include a housing that includes a view pane and a mounting feature configured to replace a trailer light of a cargo trailer of a semi-trailer truck. The sensor assembly can also include a lighting element mounted within the housing to selectively generate light, and a sensor mounted within the housing and having a field of view through the view pane. The sensor assembly can also include a communication interface configured to transmit sensor data from the sensor to a control system of the self-driving tractor.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle subsystem, a user interface, and a controller. The user interface is configured to display a plurality of selectable vehicle models. The controller is programmed to, in response to a selection of a particular vehicle model, adjust a parameter of the subsystem to emulate a corresponding subsystem parameter of the particular vehicle model.

Abstract: A vehicle propulsion system includes a prime mover having a prime mover output shaft, a continuously variable transmission having a variator input shaft coupled to the prime mover output shaft and having a variator output shaft, a driver torque request module in communication with a driver input and for outputting a driver torque request, an engine backbone in communication with the prime mover, and a transmission backbone in communication with the continuously variable transmission and the engine backbone in the vehicle propulsion system. The transmission backbone includes a positive torque request module that generates a positive torque request, and a positive torque request monitor that limits a torque request from the transmission backbone to the engine backbone to a maximum of a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A method for operating a motor vehicle having partial/full autonomous driving, having a plurality of wheels, a drive system for producing a drive torque at at least one of the wheels, and a brake system for producing at least one holding force for holding still at least one of the wheels, a rotational speed sensor being allocated to at least one of the wheels, which sensor produces a respective signal pulse for each of a plurality of positions of angular rotation of the associated wheel, a specifiable driving maneuver being performed as a function of the produced signal pulses. For a short path driving process starting from a standstill, the brake force is reduced until the rotational speed sensor produces a first signal pulse, and is then held at least temporarily constant until a specified number of signal pulses is produced, and subsequently is increased up to the holding force.

Abstract: A switchback control apparatus for an industrial vehicle, includes a forward and reverse operating part, a forward and reverse position detector detecting a position of the forward and reverse operating part, a vehicle speed detector; and a shift control section shifting the transmission forcibly to a first speed stage and then, releasing the first speed stage of the transmission that is set forcibly when the forward and reverse operating part is shifted from the forward position to the reverse position or from the reverse position to the forward position by the forward and reverse position detector and a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed detector greater is than or equal to a threshold value that is smaller than a shift-up vehicle speed for shifting the transmission from the first speed stage to a second speed stage.

Abstract: In a special operating mode, a controller is programmed to disengage a hydraulically actuated park mechanism without use of engine power. The starter motor is used to rotate the engine-driven pump at sufficient speed to command disengagement of Park. Once park is disengaged, a holding pin is used to maintain the out of park condition without hydraulic pressure or flow.

Abstract: A vehicle control apparatus is applied to a vehicle including an engine as traveling drive source and a clutch device in a power transmission path connected to an output shaft of the engine. The vehicle control apparatus causes the vehicle to be in a coasting state by reducing power transmitted in the path by clutch device operation upon satisfaction of a predetermined implementation condition, and cancels coasting state by clutch device operation upon satisfaction of a predetermined coasting cancellation condition including at least an accelerator condition during coasting. The vehicle control apparatus includes a travel determination section determining coasting state of the vehicle, and a clutch control section performing half-clutch control during coasting at least at one of at the beginning of coasting and immediately before coasting is cancelled, the half-clutch control setting a degree of clutch device engagement to an intermediate degree.

Abstract: A method and device for determining a coefficient of friction of a passable supporting surface with the aid of an ego vehicle, including a step of acquiring first data values, which represent a moisture level in the surrounding area of the ego vehicle, a step of checking the plausibility of the acquired, first data values by comparison with at least one second data value, and a step of determining third data values, which represent the coefficient of friction of the passable supporting surface; the determination taking place as a function of the plausibility check of the first data values, using the at least one second data value.

Abstract: A method for determining a state of a roadway of a vehicle. A first distance value of a measurement coordinate to a first tire characteristic curve associated with a first state of the roadway is ascertained. A second distance value of the measurement coordinate to a second tire characteristic curve associated with a second state of the roadway is ascertained. The measurement coordinate represents a measurement carried out using at least one vehicle sensor of a presently utilized traction between wheels of the vehicle and the roadway and a wheel slip of the wheels, while the first tire characteristic curve and the second tire characteristic curve are based on a model function for the modeled representation of the traction as a function of the wheel slip. An output signal representing the state of the roadway is output using the first distance value and the second distance value.

Abstract: There is provided a road surface detection apparatus which can precisely estimate a road surface grade. The road surface detection apparatus includes: an inputter that receives an input of an image signal from an imaging apparatus; a distance measurer that divides a road surface into a plurality of cells based on the image signal, and derives a distance to a representative point of each of the cells by a time of flight distance measurement method; and an estimator that estimates a gradient of the road surface based on the distances to a plurality of representative points.

Abstract: A vehicle apparatus control device includes a state detection apparatus, a provision apparatus, and an optimization apparatus. The state detection apparatus detects a drive state of a driver of a vehicle. The provision apparatus, as a vehicle apparatus, provides information to the driver of the vehicle through one of five senses in a predetermined provision manner. The provision apparatus suggests to the driver that the drive state is out of the appropriate range. The optimization apparatus causes the provision apparatus to provide the information by changing the provision manner when the drive state of the driver detected by the state detection apparatus is out of an appropriate range.

Abstract: A network computer system can associate an operator with a mobile device. Additionally, the network computer system can monitor the operator using the mobile device over a time interval that a freight vehicle is operated between a start location and a destination location. During the time interval, the network computer system can control the mobile device in transmitting interval data. The interval data can include (i) location information of the freight vehicle over the time interval, (ii) vehicle operation information of the freight vehicle while the freight vehicle is in operation, and (iii) mobile device information. Based on the interval data, the network computer system can determine one or more sub-intervals that the freight vehicle is switched off or that the operator has left the freight vehicle when the freight vehicle is idle. Additionally, based on the interval data, the network computer system can evaluate the operator over the time interval using the interval data.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a vehicle control device and an operating method therefore. According to one embodiment, the vehicle control device includes: an open door determination unit for acquiring an open door measurement value from an on-board diagnostics (OBD) unit of a vehicle; an acceleration sensing unit for acquiring an acceleration value from the OBD unit; and a processing unit for blocking the acquired acceleration value to be transmitted from the OBD unit to an electronic control unit (ECU) and transmitting a default value of the acceleration value to the ECU, when it is determined, on the basis of the open door measurement value, that a vehicle door is open.

Abstract: A vehicle computer includes a memory and a processor programmed to execute instructions stored in the memory. The instructions include receiving a first minimum risk condition (MRC) event recommendation from a first platform controller and a second MRC event recommendation from a second platform controller, selecting one of the first and second MRC event recommendations as a selected MRC event, controlling an autonomous host vehicle according to the selected MRC event.

Abstract: A control system and diagnostic method for a hybrid vehicle having a hybrid powertrain each utilize a controller comprising (i) a hybrid control processor (HCP) and (ii) a motor control processor (MCP), a monitoring circuit that is distinct from the controller and is configured to monitor operation of the HCP and the MCP, and a gate drive circuit that is distinct from the controller and the monitoring circuit and is configured to enable/disable torque output by the hybrid powertrain based on first, second, and third independent shutoff signals. A diagnostic method performs a shutoff line integrity verification routine by performing six steps corresponding to different combinations of shutoff signals in a predetermined test sequence. These shutoff signals are provided to three independent shutoff lines, which are connected between (i) the gate drive circuit and (ii) the HCP, the MCP, and the monitoring circuit, respectively.

Abstract: Systems and methods are directed to compensating for time delays. In one example, a system includes one or more processors and memory including instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include obtaining first pose data indicative of a pose of a vehicle; obtaining first control data indicative of a first vehicle control command that has yet to affect control of the vehicle; determining, based at least partially on the first pose data and the first control data, predicted pose data indicative of an estimate of a pose of the vehicle that will result after the vehicle control command affects control of the vehicle; and generating, based at least partially on the predicted pose data, second control data indicative of a second vehicle control command to be applied subsequent to the first vehicle control command.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a driving mode of a vehicle are provided. The apparatus includes a mode converter that converts the driving mode of the vehicle based on an operation of a mode conversion input. When the driving mode is converted into a custom mode, a mode setting screen for adjusting a setting value of a driving characteristic preset is configured and the configured mode setting screen is displayed on a display of the vehicle. A tuning device then tunes a driving characteristic of the custom mode based on a setting value adjusted on the mode setting screen.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an operation reception unit configured to receive an operation of an occupant of a vehicle, an automated driving control unit configured to automatically perform at least one of speed control and steering control of the vehicle and switch from automated driving to manual driving on the basis of the operation received by the operation reception unit, an output unit configured to output information, and an interface control unit configured to cause the output unit to output information indicating a relationship between an operation amount related to the speed control or the steering control from the occupant of the vehicle received by the operation reception unit and a threshold value of an operation amount at which control for switching from the automated driving to the manual driving is implemented by the automated driving control unit.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes an external environment recognition unit configured to recognize an external environment situation, an automated driving control unit configured to perform automated driving for automatically controlling at least one of acceleration/deceleration and steering of a subject vehicle, the automated driving control unit executing handover to switch a driving mode from an automated driving mode to a manual driving mode on the basis of the external environment situation recognized by the external environment recognition unit, a handover prediction unit configured to predict a possibility of occurrence of the handover on the basis of the recognized external environment situation, an output unit configured to output information, and an interface control unit configured to control the output unit so that information for prompting the vehicle occupant to prepare for the handover is output when the handover prediction unit predicts that the possibility of occurrence of the handover is hig

Abstract: A vehicle control device includes a restricted section setting unit configured to set a restricted section where manual driving is restricted on a scheduled travel route of a host vehicle, and a takeover process unit configured to perform a takeover process regarding handover of automated driving to the manual driving in accordance with a request from a driver of the host vehicle. In a case where the request for the handover is received in the set restricted section, the takeover process unit performs the takeover process that differs depending on at least one of the type of the restricted section, and a distance and a time it takes for the host vehicle to pass through the restricted section.

Abstract: The invention assists a person in acting in a dynamic environment. A method and a system for assisting a person operating an ego-vehicle a person supporting the operation of the ego-vehicle in a dynamic environment such as a traffic environment is proposed. The method encompasses determining a gaze direction of the person and identifying a target object based thereon, generating prediction information predicting a future behavior of the target object and the ego-vehicle, estimating a time-to-event or a distance or a distance variation for the ego-vehicle and the target object and generating a signal for driving an actuator and indicative of the estimated time-to-event, distance or distance variation. The actuator causes a stimulation being perceivable by the person by its perceptual capabilities based on the generated signal. The method determines whether assistance for assessing the dynamic situation is requested, for example by monitoring a gaze behavior of the person.

Abstract: A power supply system comprising a track, which defines a trajectory, wherein the track comprises a track segment terminating at a segment end in a forward direction of the trajectory, and a hood, which is arranged in the extension of the track segment along the trajectory in the forward direction beyond the segment end; while a stringer, which supports the track segment, extends along the trajectory and terminates with a cut end in the forward direction. According to the invention, the system further comprises a reinforcing piece, which is applied against the cut end, in order to extend the stringer in the forward direction, wherein the reinforcing piece is essentially made of plastic and supports the hood.

Abstract: A tank system includes an extraction device and a tank. The extraction device has an extraction line and an attachment device. The tank includes a tank top side having a fastening wall and a first tank top side section. The fastening wall and the first tank top side section delimit a tank interior space at the top side. The tank interior space can be filled with an exhaust-gas after-treatment liquid, the fastening wall is disposed obliquely to the first tank top side section, the fastening wall has a fastening surface and a tank opening, the attachment device is fastened to the fastening surface, and the extraction line is guided through the tank opening. A vehicle having the tank system is also provided.

Abstract: The purpose of this plan is to reduce the damages in intercity train crash cases to the passengers. In the next phase, if the train catches fire with the increase in the incident time of smoke and fire entering to the train, the passenger is required to react appropriately. The coupe and the corridor are designed to prevent the fuel, fire, heat and wear from penetrating into the coupe so passengers can have plenty of time to get out of the train. In addition to sound proof its walls are heat and fire proof.

Abstract: A system for managing space available and seats for passengers in a passenger transportation system comprising at least one train including a plurality of cars, each car having a corresponding predetermined number of seats, is described. The system comprises sensors for sensing the occupancy of the space available to passengers, a processor for managing the space available to passengers, and display devices for displaying the availability of free space for passengers, capable of signaling the availability of free space for passengers or signaling the unavailability of free space for passengers in a different first or second signaling mode, in connection with each predetermined section of the train.

Abstract: Disclosed is a bolster of a bogie, wherein a secondary suspension connected with a transverse beam of the bogie is arranged below the bolster, and a third suspension connected with a vehicle body is arranged above the bolster. The bolster of the bogie of the present invention realize a functional separation by adding a suspension between the bottome of the bolster and the transverse beam to make the frame and the vehicle body be connected through a two-stage suspension, so that the third suspension above the bolster is only used to undertake a transverse displacement function, and the secondary suspension under the bolster is only used to undertake a rotation function, thereby further increasing displacement and relative rotation angle between the vehicle body and the bogie when the vehicle passes through a curve, and improving curve passing capability of the vehicle.

Abstract: A bogie, including a frame (1) and a bolster (2), the frame (1) including two parallel side beams (11), and a cross beam (12) coupled to the middle of the side beams (11), wherein a primary suspension is arranged between an end of the side beam (11) and an axle box (31), a secondary suspension is arranged between the below of the bolster (2) and the cross beam (12), and a tertiary suspension coupled to a vehicle body is arranged above the bolster (2). By including a bolster and an extra suspension on the basis of the conventional two suspensions, the disclosed bogie can achieve separation of the functions, so that the tertiary suspension only handles the transverse displacement, and the secondary suspension only handles the rotation, thereby further increasing the relative displacement and rotation angle between the vehicle body and the bogie when the vehicle negotiates a curve.

Abstract: A wiring system is described in particular for the electrical connection between a first and a second carriage of a railway vehicle; the wiring system has at least one mobile wiring having a first and a second end connected to a respective connector designed for coupling to fixed panel elements carried by facing outside walls of the first and respectively, second carriages. The mobile wiring has a single sheath enclosing a number of cables separate and distinct, each designed for a different application, jointly designed to provide complete connectivity in terms of data and control signals between the carriages. The wiring system also provides for a first and a second fixed wiring, each arranged at a respective carriage, and designed to interface electrically with a respective end of the mobile wiring for the corresponding electrical connection to on-board equipment.

Abstract: A method validates an obstacle identification system. In order to be able to demonstrate that obstacles are identified by an obstacle identification system at least as reliably as by a driver, it is provided that, in order to form driving scenarios, stochastic combinations of prespecified distributions of submodules are provided. The provided combinations are subjected first, for carrying out a simulation study, to simulation by a simulator and second to automatic processing by an obstacle identification algorithm of the obstacle identification system, and a result of a simulation study, which is carried out by the simulator, and a result of the automatic processing are automatically tested for agreement.

Abstract: A dolly comprising a front segment and a rear segment, each with wheels at both ends thereof, wherein the wheels are movable between lowered and lifted settings, at least two connecting members between the front segment and the rear segment, and at least one towing ring on the front segment.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a smart shopping cart, comprising a shopping basket provided with a cover plate which may be tilted toward the interior of the shopping basket to form an entrance; and the shopping cart further comprises a scanner configured to scan a barcode of a commodity placed on the cover plate to acquire an identity and/or a price of the commodity; a first scale configured to measure a weight of the commodity; a controller configured to generate settlement information of the commodity based on at least one of the identity, the price, and the weight of the commodity, and add the settlement information to a settlement list to update the settlement list; and a display comprising a first display area on which the settlement list is able to be displayed. The present disclosure further discloses a smart shopping system including the shopping cart described above.

Abstract: A motorized cart retriever, which may be a cart pusher or a cart puller, can apply a force to a nest of human-propelled, wheeled carts to facilitate retrieval of the carts. The cart retriever can include a transceiver configured to wirelessly receive cart status information from cart transmitters of the wheeled carts and wirelessly report event data to a control unit. The cart status information may include an identification of the cart transmitter, a location of the cart, a lock or unlock status of a cart wheel, a misuse condition, etc. The event data can include the cart status information, a number of wheeled carts being retrieved, etc. The cart wheel may include a brake. The transceiver may communicate a message to the cart wheel to keep the brake unactuated during retrieval. The control unit may analyze the event data to detect traffic patterns of the carts.

Abstract: A deployable stool system for slidably attaching a step to a cart includes a cart that may be rolled along a support surface. A step unit is coupled to the cart and the step unit is selectively positioned in a deployed position. Thus, the step unit may support a user thereby increasing the user's reach. The step unit is selectively positioned in a stored position.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a double stroller, with a frame thereof including three side supports and two transverse supports. Each two adjacent side supports are connected to each other via one transverse support. Each transverse support includes at least one connecting rod assembly, and each connecting rod assembly includes an outer connecting rod fixedly connected with the side support on a left or right side and an inner connecting rod fixedly connected with the side support in the middle. The outer connecting rod is connected to the inner connecting rod in a horizontally rotatable manner. The outer connecting rods and inner connecting rods connected in a horizontally rotatable manner to enable the side supports on two sides to close together as the outer connecting, rods are turned transversely and folded, and thus, after being folded, the space occupied by the double stroller in the left-right direction is lessened.

Abstract: A device for transporting a child with an adjustable child seat. The device comprises a tensioning device comprising a first band which is coupled to the seat part and a pair of substantially inelastic bands which are each connected at a first end to the first band and connected at a second end to respective sides of the frame. The device also comprises an adjusting device with which the pair of inelastic bands can be fixed relative to the back part. The first band is an elastic band which, at least after termination of the fixation of the pair of inelastic bands, exerts a tensile force on the inelastic bands, whereby these bands are tightened.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to improving deployment of an airbag by controlling a steering wheel in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes identifying at least a hand position for one or more hands of the operator on the steering wheel using orientation data acquired from at least one sensor of the vehicle. The method includes determining, as a function of at least the hand position, a mitigation action associated with deploying the airbag. The method includes, in response to detecting that deployment of the airbag is imminent, controlling the steering wheel according to the mitigation action.

Abstract: In order to make it possible to definitively restrict operation of an in-vehicle device by a passenger who is driving a vehicle, by using a simple and economic configuration, a steering device is equipped with a steering wheel and a detection mechanism. The detection mechanism has a first contact sensor that detects contact with the left hand of a driver, and is provided on the side near the in-vehicle device, and also has a second contact sensor that detects contact with the right hand, and is provided on the side away from the in-vehicle device. The detection range of the first contact sensor is set as a narrower region than that of the detection range of the second contact sensor.

Abstract: A steering wheel for controlling steering movement of a vehicle has a steering wheel hub for mounting the steering wheel on a vehicle, a steering wheel rim, and at least two spokes, which connect the steering wheel rim to the steering wheel hub. The spokes can be telescoped by a drive and the steering wheel rim can thereby be slid relative to the steering wheel hub toward the axis of rotation of the steering wheel. The drive has a single drive motor for controlling at least two spokes.

Abstract: There is a vehicle operation system (300) which includes a driving operating elements (302) that receive an operation of a driver for acceleration and deceleration or steering of a vehicle, and a control unit (301) that controls holding mechanisms (303) such that the driving operating elements are stored with a change in state of the holding mechanisms on the basis of an execution state of automated driving executed in a vehicle.

Abstract: A feedback actuator for a motor vehicle may include a steering adjuster that acts on steered wheels of the motor vehicle and is controlled electronically based on steering commands from a driver of the motor vehicle. The feedback actuator may transmit feedback from a road on which the motor vehicle is traveling to a steering wheel via a steering shaft. Further, the feedback actuator may have a preloaded crank drive and an electric motor configured as torque-generating means. The feedback actuator may produce a torque to simulate the feedback of the road, and the torque may be formed by a sum of a torque from the preloaded crank drive applied to the steering shaft and a torque from the electric motor applied onto the steering shaft.

Abstract: A steering actuator comprising a shaft having an input coaxial with an output, wherein the output is in drivable communication with one or more wheels of a vehicle, and a locking mechanism configured to enable the shaft to rotate in both a first direction and a second direction in response to torque provided at the input, and prevent the shaft from rotating in both the first direction and the second direction in response to torque provided at the output.

Abstract: Examples of techniques for estimating stability margins in a steer-by-wire system are disclosed. In one example implementation, a method for open-loop steer-by-wire (SbW) system linearization includes linearizing, by a processing device, an open-loop SbW system at different operating points. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, an open-loop transfer function of the op en-loop SbW system. The method further includes estimating, by the processing device, margins of stability for the open-loop SbW system. The method further includes implementing the margins of stability into a vehicle to reduce instability in a steering system of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure aims to provide an electric power steering apparatus which is improved in reliability compared to an existing electric power steering apparatus by configuring redundancy for an electronic system therein. An embodiment provides a electric power steering apparatus including: a four-channel torque sensor including two independent dual die ICs; a four-channel steering angle sensor including two independent dual die ICs; a four-channel motor position sensor including two independent dual die ICs; a dual-wound Brushless AC (BLAC) motor including a first winding motor and a second winding motor therein; a first Electronic Control Unit (ECU); a second ECU; and a selector configured to select an ECU that controls steering among the first ECU and the second ECU.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric power steering apparatus. An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electric power steering apparatus including a three-channel torque sensor, a three-channel motor position sensor, and a single-wound BLAC motor, and an ECU configured to control steering.

Abstract: A system in a vehicle comprising an actuator in the vehicle configured to adjust a rear wheel steering-angle of one or more rear wheels and a controller in the vehicle and in communication with the actuator, wherein the controller is configured to receive a vehicle speed and front-steering wheel angle from one or more sensors, and in response to vehicle speed and front-steering wheel angle, send a signal to the actuator to adjust the rear wheel steering-angle to reach a target yaw rate that correlates to the vehicle speed.

Abstract: A vehicle-trailer hitch angle sensor assembly includes a mounting bracket including a base, a body rotatably coupled with the bracket about an axis spaced apart from the base and biased toward the base, and a sensor array including a plurality of sensors extending in first and second directions along a face of the body.

Abstract: A trailer maneuvering guidance system for a vehicle includes vehicle-based cameras disposed at a vehicle and a trailer camera disposed at a rear portion of a trailer hitched to the vehicle. A control includes a processor that processes image data captured by the cameras. A display screen is disposed in the vehicle and viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The display screen displays images derived from captured image data, with the displayed images including bird's-eye view images of a region at least partially surrounding the vehicle and trailer including an area rearward of the trailer. Responsive to a user input selecting a target path in the displayed images, the control, via processing of captured image data, generates instructions for the driver of the vehicle to follow to maneuver the vehicle and trailer along the selected target path and toward a target location.

Abstract: A motor vehicle steering assembly having a steering shaft which extends from a vehicle steering wheel to a pinion and is rotatable about a steering axis, a combined steering angle and steering torque sensor which includes sensor elements connected to the steering shaft for joint rotation therewith, and a housing upper part of a multipart steering gear housing which closes, on the steering wheel side, a housing lower part for receiving the pinion, the housing lower part being open in the axial direction towards the vehicle steering wheel, the combined steering angle and steering torque sensor being received in the housing upper part, the steering shaft extending through the housing upper part, and the sensor elements connected to the steering shaft for joint rotation therewith being directly adjacent to the housing upper part.