Push My Buttons: Ford Files Patent Application for ‘Proximity Shifting’

The traditional console-mounted transmission shifter is disappearing, being replaced by buttons or rotary knobs in many models as shift-by-wire becomes the industry standard. The 2018 GMC Terrain recently debuted — and received criticism for —  pushbuttons mounted low in the center stack in order to control the transmission. Ford is no stranger to these configurations. The […] The post Push My Buttons: Ford Files Patent Application for 'Proximity Shifting' appeared first on The Truth About Cars. from The Truth About Cars http://ift.tt/Jh8LjA