Transmission control system

A system for choosing a transmission mode in a vehicle over the course of a road section, wherein said vehicle has applied coasting prior to said road section, and wherein a highest permitted speed vmax for said vehicle is defined for said road section;

• the system comprising:
• a simulation unit configured to simulate a future speed profile vsim_Gear for a possible gear position for a gearbox in said vehicle on the basis of a road slope obtained from map data in combination with positioning information of said vehicle or from a road slope encountered by said vehicle when said simulation is conducted, and wherein said simulation simulates an actual speed for said vehicle over the course of said road section when said road section lies ahead of said vehicle;
• an evaluation unit configured to evaluate whether a suspension of said coasting in favor of said possible gear position is recommended, wherein said possible gear position is deemed recommendable if a highest value vsim_Gear_max for said future speed profile vsim_Gear exceeds said highest permitted speed vmax;
• and
• a utilization unit configured to utilize said evaluation in choosing said transmission mode.