Electric convenience vehicle (ecv) with control and communications unit

An electronics convenience vehicle (ECV), comprising:

• a frame;
• a plurality of wheels configured to support and move, the frame;
• a seat supported by said frame;
• a steering mechanism disposed toward a front portion of the ECV, and configured to enable a user to rotate direction of at least one wheel to control direction of movement of the ECV;
• a motor configured to cause at least one wheel to be propelled forward, propelled backward, or to remain in a fixed position;
• a throttle, when activated in a first position, causes said motor to propel said at least one wheel in a forward direction, when activated in a second position, causes said motor to propel said at least one wheel in a reverse direction, and when in a third position, causes said motor to maintain said at least one wheel in a fixed position;
• at least one sensor directed to detect objects in front of a direction of travel of the ECV, and configured generate sense signals indicative of an object being sensed by said at least one sensor;
• a control and communications unit (CCU) disposed in front of said seat, and configured to receive said sense signals and to control operations of said motor, said CCU further configured to communicate over a communications network.