According to foreign media reports, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is recently asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to ban the sale of several Volkswagen Group SUVs, claiming that the German automaker has used JLR’s patents without permission. Terrain?Response system.
Several popular models that JLR wants to ban include the Porsche Cayenne, Lamborghini Urus, Volkswagen Tiguan and the brand's best-selling Q5 and other Audi models. This blocking action will have a huge blow to these brands. The focus of the problem is the Terrain Response system, which Land Rover calls "differentiation" on its official website. This system can change several driving modes at the push of a button. This system is also used in Jaguar models, such as F-Pace models.
According to Land Rover, multiple vehicle parameters can be changed at the touch of a button. This is a Land Rover feature and an exclusive feature of Land Rover. The system allows the driver to select a driving mode - sand, rock, crawl or mud, and then optimizes braking, engine and transmission parameters for that road surface to improve off-road performance. JLR has sued Bentley over the Bentayga's Driver Dynamics system, but Bentley has not been able to be rebutted and the trial will be held in February.
As the only automobile brand in the world that specializes in manufacturing all-terrain luxury four-wheel drive vehicles, Land Rover’s all-terrain feedback adaptation system Terrain Response is the culmination of decades of all-terrain experience. This system was first used on the Land Rover Discovery 3 in 2004, and was subsequently introduced to all Land Rover models. This also includes the discovery of a brand new member of the Discovery family. It can be said that the all-terrain feedback adaptation system Terrain Response is not only Land Rover's "special skill", but also the most intelligent and technologically rich all-terrain driving system in the field of SUVs.
The Bentayga shares the underlying system with several other Volkswagen Group models, so it is not surprising that JLR has expanded its ban on such models. The U.S. International Trade Commission has not yet begun an investigation into the matter, which could put any decision into 2023. Volkswagen Group did not provide any comment to the media on the allegations, but the two companies are expected to have a fierce legal battle.
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