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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2024
Ferrari S.p.a., Modena, IT;
Antonio Palermo, Modena, IT;
Daniele Genova, Modena, IT;
FERRARI S.P.A., Modena, IT;
Abstract
Control method for a vehicle comprising the steps of: providing a memory unit comprising a plurality of audio files corresponding to the sound of a gear shift in a number of predefined operational configurations as a function of at least one vehicular state variable; detecting a gear shift request from a driver to a gear shifting system interface device; detecting an actual operational configuration as a function of the at least one vehicular state variable; selecting one of the audio files stored in the memory unit corresponding to the sound of a gear shift as a function of the actual operational configuration; playing the selected audio file at least within a passenger compartment of the road vehicle.