1. A computer-implemented shifting method for a vehicle with an associated pitch-detection mechanism including an accelerometer and a speed sensor, and one or more computing devices including one or more processor devices and one or more memory architectures coupled with the one or more processor devices, the method comprising: determining, by the pitch-detection mechanism, one or more indicators of a pitch of the vehicle; receiving, at the one or more computing devices, a signal associated with the one or more indicators of the pitch of the vehicle; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a pitch value for shifting based at least upon determining a first acceleration value for the vehicle using at least the accelerometer, determining a second acceleration value of the vehicle based at least upon determining a wheel speed of the vehicle using at least the speed sensor, and subtracting the second acceleration value from the first acceleration value; determining, by the one or more computing devices, a shift procedure based at least upon the determined pitch value; and implementing, by the one or more computing devices, the shift procedure to effect a shift operation of a transmission for the vehicle.