Porsche stability management Manufacturers are in love with the idea of creating new names for existing systems. But Porsche takes this to the highest level, putting the company name on systems, in this case Porsche Stability Management (PSM). This of course, turns out to be nothing more than stability control, which — thankfully — uses …
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Fun fact: Most of the acronyms on our acronym page are not!
Acronyms — and Abbreviations! So when are acronyms not acronyms? I ran into a YouTube short from Neil deGrasse Tyson where he “spelled” this out (sorry). You can view it here. It turns out an acronym is a series of letters that spell something that can be pronounced. IBM is an abbreviation, not an acronym. …
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Another acronym page update
Acronym Page Update There is a new entry on our acronym/abbreviation page, as a result of the ongoing Toyota symbols page update. PKSB, or ParKing Support Brake, is now a part of a growing list. There is not a new symbol associated with it mostly because the system is simply a re-naming of Intelligent Clearance …
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New entry on our Acronym Page
Acronym Page Update A new entry to our acronym page has posted: Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) Sometimes, a symbol or indicator seen on an instrument panel and hosted here on the site is in the form of a three or four letter Acronym or Abbreviation, as with the example. Auto manufacturers assume that any given …
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Acronyms page gets three new entries
Acronyms page The Fiat dashboard symbols update resulted in three new entries for our acronyms page. However, only one is truly new. For instance, the acronym for Active Speed Limiter (ASL) was added to the existing ASL, Automatic Speed Limiter. The acronym for Traffic Sign Assist (TSA) is already in use for Trailer Stability Assist. …
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Another Acronym page update
Acronym Page Update We added a new set of indicators for a new system called G.O.A.T. or Goes Over Any-type of Terrain. This resulted in a new entry to our acronym page as well. The system itself resulted in no less than 14 new indicators!! None of those indicators feature the acronym itself, rather 14 …
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Unusual abbreviation added to the acronyms and abbreviations page
Acronyms and abbreviations We have a unusual new entry on our acronyms and abbreviations and abbreviations page: TDA (Trailer Drive Assist). Unusual because the system, from Toyota, uses no less than seven driving assist systems in the vehicle to aid with towing control, and does not have its own indicator. When active, it uses the …
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