Automotive Innovations you adaptive dealer in Massachuisetts, builds Advanced Driving Controls, or "High-Tech Driving Systems", creating options for wheelchair drivers with higher levels of disability. Our driving controls are truly a custom mobility solution for todays quadriplegic driver. As a result, the key components of these systems are combined, fitted and installed based on an extremely thorough process developed over more than 20 years of evaluation, prescription and fine-tuning experience.

We have designed and manufactured quadriplegic assistive driving controls and adaptive mobility devices for individuals with disabilities with more severe higher levels of injury that require more sophisticated types of assistive technology to enable them to drive safely for more than 20 years.

Automotive Innovations mobility driving controls and technologies have been accepted by the Federal Veterans Administration Agency for sale and distribution throughout the United States for more than 20 years.

Automotive Innovations has a long history of providing adaptive vehicle mobility solutions and modifications for quadriplegic drivers. Our hand controls and other equipment have been beneficial to many people all over the world.

We manufacture a variety of primary driving control options designed to operate the gas, brake and steering controls of a motor vehicle. In years past, we developed a number of independent driving systems such as the popular Electronic Gas Brake, Servo Steering, and Joystick steering.

At Automotive Innovations our primary driving control system provides low-effort control and mobility solutions for your specific requirements to operate the factory gas, brake, and steering controls. A variety of unique interfaces to the control system are available and can be mounted nearly anywhere in the driver's area of the vehicle. These "input devices," as they are called, have the look and feel of factory driving controls, but are designed specifically for the purpose of maximizing your abilities.

Our servo steering and servo gas brake utilizes a sophisticated design to convert your limited mechanical input into the ability to manipulate the factory gas and brake pedals and or the factory steering column. Whether you require just gas and brakes, or just steering, or gas, brakes, and steering, Automotive Innovations Bridgewater, MA has adaptive mobility equipment solutions for you!

Reduced Effort Modifications

Automotive Innovations builds reduced effort steering systems. All the modifications that are done in Bridgewater, MA are used in conjunction with hand controls and other accessible adaptations to reduce the physical strength required to perform the operations of braking and steering. Automotive Innovations reduced effort braking and Automotive Innovations reduced effort steering are modification packages that make the steering wheel or brake pedal easier to turn or push. The level of assistance or "reduced-effort" is adjusted to the level prescribed by the driver rehabilitation specialist, based on the strength of the driver.

Reduced Effort Steering

Automotive Innovations Reduced Effort Steering modification to steering boxes and steering racks are available for all American vans and most cars with factory power steering. Automotive Innovations will modify your steering to low or no effort. Standard factory power steering requires approximately 40 ounces of effort to operate. Automotive Innovations Bridgewater, MA steering modifications can reduce the required effort to 20-24 ounces (low effort) or 6-8 ounces (no effort). (These statistics will vary depending on model of car and tire size)

reduced effort steering modification reduces the amount of effort it takes to move a steering wheel. There is low effort to no effort available depending on the model of car and tire size.

low effort and no effort braking modifications significantly reduces the required pressure needed to press down on a pedal to brake.

Backup Steering Systems

Emergency power assisted steering if factory power steering system fails. Test circuits are provided which enable customers to check system prior to driving. Audio and visual alarms alert driver to factory power steering failure--backup system instantaneously activates. Does not require low or no effort steering modification. All Automotive Innovations backup steering systems have come with a fluid cooler for the past 20 years to reduce the temperature of the fluid in the system extending it's life significantly.

Custom Steering Column Extensions

Automotive Innovations builds a full line of custom steering systems, columns, and extensions. Our columns can accommodate any driver's need.

Foot Steering Systems

For those customers without arms or the use of them, the foot steering system is usually combined with sensitized steering and adaptations for other dash controls. Automotive Innovations understands that most items concerning foot controlled steering need to be customized and built to and individuals specific needs.
Automotive Innovations Bridgewater, MA can install your custom foot steering system. Call us today 508-697-6006 and speak with one of our mobility experts. In a short time Automotive Innovations will install your custom foot steering system. We recommend mid- to full-sized American cars and some minivans for this modification.

Automotive Innovations Servo Hand Controls

Gas Brake Hand Controls in the advanced driving aid category are of course more advanced and are typically for individuals with very limited mobility and strength for operating a vehicle. A slight touch of various adaptive devices allow the car to accelerate and brake with ease.
Automotive Innovations Electric Gas and Brakes are operated from an electric servo in the form of a joystick, Tri-Pin or lever input device. Individuals can then use their hands to control their speed and to brake.

Automotive Innovations Servo Steering Controls

Servo steering allows the steering control to be located almost anywhere to assist the operator and can be fitted with a miniature or small steering wheel.

Automotive Innovations Horizontal Steering Systems

Horizontal Steering System accommodates a limited range of motion when the driver cannot use a conventional steering wheel.

The Automotive Innovations horizontal steering system is customized to meet the needs of those with high-level spinal cord injuries and all others who experience limited arm strength and range of motion. It is usually used in conjunction with our servo hand controls.