Patent ID: 7021416

Claim:
Manual control means for at least one of electrically driven and controlled steering, accelerating, and decelerating of a road vehicle, comprising: a hand grip means; sensors for sensing at least one of a force and a movement imposed on the hand grip means which correspond to at least one of a desired steering direction, acceleration, and deceleration of the vehicle; a support means which is fixed with respect to the vehicle; manual lever means including: at least one mechanical connection for at least one of mechanically steering, accelerating, and decelerating of the vehicle in the absence of electric power, wherein the manual lever means is swivelable or rotatable about at least one axis with respect to the support means, characterized by an immobilization means which immobilizes the manual lever means with respect to the support means in case of nominal operation and availability of electric power, and which allows swiveling motion in case of power failure.