Ka lebaka la nts'etsopele e tsoelang pele ea theknoloji ea ho kenya letsoho, moralo oa li-motor o hloka hore ho be le tlhahiso e eketsehileng le molumo o fokotsehileng, ho etsa hore matla a mocheso a li-motor tse ncha a be nyane le a manyane, 'me matla a ho jara a fokotsehe le ho fokola; 'me ka lebaka la ntlafatso ea li-automation tsa tlhahiso, li-motor li tlameha ho sebetsa khafetsa ka mekhoa e fapaneng joalo ka ho qala khafetsa, ho braking, ho ea pele le ho potoloha, le mojaro o fapaneng, o behang litlhoko tse phahameng ho lisebelisoa tsa ts'ireletso ea makoloi. Ho feta moo, li-motor li na le mefuta e mengata ea lisebelisoa 'me hangata li sebetsa libakeng tse thata ka ho fetisisa, tse kang mongobo, mocheso o phahameng, lerōle, tse senyang, joalo-joalo, hammoho le ho se tloaelehe ha ho lokisoa ha likoloi le tse sieo tsamaisong ea lisebelisoa. Tsena tsohle li entse hore lienjene tsa kajeno li senyehe habonolo ho feta nakong e fetileng.