A vehicle comprises an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle in response to a command received from the autonomous driving system. In the vehicle, when a first signalindicates an autonomous mode, the vehicle platform performs a shift change requested through a first command only while the second signal indicates a standstill.

A vehicle comprises an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle in response to a command received from the autonomous driving system. In the vehicle, when a first signalindicates an autonomous mode, the vehicle platform performs a shift change requested through a first command only while the second signal indicates a standstill.

A detent mechanism 70 is provided for fixing a shift drum 58 in position at a rotation operation position where shift gears 36, 37 become engageable. The detent mechanism 70 includes a positioning rotation portion 71 formed in the shift drum 58, a positioning arm 72 engageable with a positioning action portion 74 formed in the positioning rotation portion 71 for fixing the shift drum 58 at a rotation position corresponding to a rotation operation position of the shift drum 58, and a positioning spring 73 for urging the positioning arm 72 for its engagement with the positioning action portion 74. The positioning arm 72, as being rotatably supported to a speed changing operation shaft 61 for rotating the shift drum 58, is extended from a speed changing operation shaft 61.

A shift-by-wire system physically prevents shifting to the R/N/D gear position and shifting to the P gear position from being simultaneously performed. The shift-by-wire system includes a body configured to have a Hall sensor provided therein, a knob installed so as to be rotatable around an axis of the body, a button assembly moving in an axial direction of the body and having a magnet provided to sense rotated and moved states thereof using the Hall sensor and rotate together with the knob, and a concurrent operation limiting unit to mechanically limit movement of the button assembly in a state in which the knob is manipulated so as to be rotated, and to mechanically limit rotation of the knob in a state in which the button assembly is manipulated so as to be moved.

In a control device of an electric vehicle including a motor, driving wheels, a shifting device that is operated by a driver and selectively sets one of two shift positions of a traveling position that generates driving force by transmitting output torque of the motor to the driving wheels, and a non-traveling position that does not generate driving force without transmitting the output torque to the driving wheels, a controller causes the motor to output signal torque that enables the driver to sense a change in a vehicle behavior accompanied with switching of the shift position when the driver switches the shift position.

In a control device of an electric vehicle including a motor, driving wheels, a shifting device that is operated by a driver and selectively sets one of two shift positions of a traveling position that generates driving force by transmitting output torque of the motor to the driving wheels, and a non-traveling position that does not generate driving force without transmitting the output torque to the driving wheels, a controller causes the motor to output signal torque that enables the driver to sense a change in a vehicle behavior accompanied with switching of the shift position when the driver switches the shift position.

A transmission device for a work vehicle includes an auxiliary transmission including forward gear shift stages for the work vehicle to move forward and a reverse gear shift stage for the work vehicle to move backward. The forward gear shift stages include a low-speed gear shift stage with a largest gear ratio among the plurality of forward gear shift stages, and a medium-speed gear shift stage with a gear ratio closest to a gear ratio of the reverse gear shift stage among the forward gear shift stages.

A strength of an outer side portion in a second direction of a shift body is increased. In a shift device, when a lever is placed in an ‘M’ position, a right avoidance hole of the lever avoids interference with a right restricting portion, rotational movement of a left restricting surface of the lever is restricted by a left restricting portion, and an operation to rotationally move the lever towards the right side is restricted. Furthermore, when the lever is placed in a ‘D’ position, a left avoidance hole of the lever avoids interference with the left restricting portion, rotational movement of a right restricting surface of the lever is restricted by the right restricting portion, and an operation to rotationally move the lever towards the left side is restricted. The right avoidance hole and the left avoidance hole can be made smaller, so that the strength of both outer side portions in a lateral directions of the lever can be increased.

A vehicle comprises an autonomous driving system and a vehicle platform that controls the vehicle in response to a command received from the autonomous driving system. In the vehicle, when a first signal indicates an autonomous mode, the vehicle platform performs a shift change requested through a first command only while the second signal indicates a standstill.

A vehicle includes an engine, an electric generator, a power transmission device, a clutch, and a power generation controller. The electric generator is coupled to the engine. The power transmission device is configured to transmit driving power of the engine to a vehicle's driving wheel. The clutch is provided in the power transmission device and switchable between an engaged state in which the driving power of the engine is transmitted to the driving wheel and a disengaged state in which the driving power of the engine is not transmitted to the driving wheel. The power generation controller is configured to drive the engine and cause the electric generator to generate electric power by using the driving power of the engine. The clutch is switched to the disengaged state when a driver who drives the vehicle is determined to intend to stop the vehicle for a predetermined period or longer.