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Roads Sensor

Provides information about nearby road segments including lane positions, road edges, speed limits, and surface types. Used for autonomous driving research.

Provides information about nearby road segments including lane positions, road edges, speed limits, and surface types. Used for autonomous driving and ADAS research where the vehicle needs awareness of road geometry.


Public API

FunctionSignatureDescription
create(data)Creates a new roads sensor instance with specified detection range and update rate.

Usage Example

-- Create a roads sensor
extensions.tech_roadsSensor.create({
  updateTime = 0.1,
})

See Also

  • GPS — Vehicle position sensor
  • TechCore — External API that polls road data
  • ACC — Adaptive cruise control

Powertrain Sensor

Exposes powertrain device data (RPM, torque, gear, temperatures) as a pollable sensor. Provides structured access to engine and transmission state for external tools.

TechCore Module Reference

Extension defined in `lua/vehicle/extensions/tech/techCore.lua`. This is the **vehicle-side socket server** for BeamNG.tech's external research API. It opens a TCP connection that allows external tool

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