Editing Drive by wire (section)

=== Shift by wire ===
{{Main|Shift by wire}}
Shift-by-wire employs electrical or electronic connections that replace the [[Linkage (mechanical)|mechanical connection]] between the driver's [[gearshift]] mechanism and the [[Transmission (mechanical device)|transmission]]. Since becoming commercially available in 1996, shift-by-wire has been commonly used in [[automated manual transmission]], and has later been implemented in [[semi-automatic transmission]] and [[automatic transmission]].<ref name="Naunheimer2011" />

[[Park by wire]] may be considered a form of shift-by-wire.<ref name="Naunheimer2011" /> Not to be confused with [[#Brake by wire|park-brake by wire]] which engages a [[parking brake]], park-by-wire engages the [[parking pawl]]. A parking pawl in a traditional automatic transmission has a mechanical link to the [[gear stick]] and locks the transmission in the park position when the gear-shift handle is set in "park". A park-by-wire system uses electronic commands sent to an actuator that engages the parking pawl.