Patent ID: 6134499
Filing Date: 2000-10-17
Classification: B60K,B60W

Abstract:
A system for controlling road speed of a vehicle driven by an internal combustion engine, comprising:an accelerator pedal producing an accelerator pedal signal in response to manual actuation thereof;a fuel system associated with an internal combustion engine, said fuel system supplying fuel to said engine in accordance with a fuel signal provided thereto;means responsive to said accelerator pedal signal for producing said fueling signal;means for producing a first control signal;means for sensing vehicle speed and producing a vehicle speed signal corresponding thereto; anda road speed governor having a maximum road speed value associated therewith, said road speed governor responsive to said vehicle speed signal to limit said fuel signal to thereby limit vehicle speed to said maximum road speed value, said road speed governor responsive to said first control signal to decrease said maximum road speed value to a lesser road speed value.