The technology, known as hydraulic brake-by-wire, removes the mechanical link between the brake system and the brake pedal. The system works by forcing the brake pads against the rotating brake disc ...

One reason that today's vehicles are the safest in history is that, since 1968, all vehicles come equipped with dual brake systems to ensure that if one set of brakes fails, the other set can still ...

For decades, BMW built its reputation around the tagline "The Ultimate Driving Machine," which appealed to driver enthusiasts and the masses alike. It was more than a tagline in the sense that BMW is ...

Continental announced recently that its Future Brake System (FBS), which is now valued at over $2 billion, received its first business award. With cars constantly getting smarter and more advanced, it ...

Electrifying cars doesn't just mean exchanging out engines for batteries and electric motors. Other car components are getting big upgrades thanks to electrons. Brembo is attempting to take the "panic ...

Fleetwood Resource Management (FRM) introduced its Air Brake Cooling(ABC) System, a fade-resistant system which, according to the company, “virtually eliminates” one of the biggest problems facing ...

Brake-related violations dominated the May 2025 CVSA Roadcheck, highlighting persistent maintenance challenges across North ...

One of the top upgrades we're asked questions about every month is braking. How to get the car to stop better? What brake kit do I use? Should I go four-wheel-disc or just upgrade the front? And so on ...

Typical full-lock operating pressures on conventional OEM-style automotive hydraulic-brake systems are 9001,000 psi with manual brakes and 1,400-plus psi with power-assisted brakes. To check the ...

Color us a yellow shade of mendacious, but if we designed something that works 99.999999999997 percent of the time, we'd probably round off and give ourselves a big ol' 100 percent A+. We'd probably ...

The process works because liquids are incompressible, and the density remains almost unchanged even during pressure and temperature rises. However, the fluid must retain its properties at all ...