Bosch has just completed testing its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads. The Bosch development team traveled ...

If you’ve ever wondered how MotorTrend conducts its comprehensive vehicle testing, it’s all laid out here (and, indeed, leads ...

Brakes are your vehicle's most important safety system. Under normal conditions, a driver exerts about 70 pounds of force on ...

and fellow motorists—that these easily changed components of a car's brake system have plenty of life left to slow your car down effectively. But when should you replace the pads? Whether the ...

Wheeler Dealers star Edd China previously admitted how a simple mistake from inexperienced motorists could lead to permanent ...

Regenerative braking also allows for more efficient braking. Because the regen system is aiding in slowing the car down, it's causing less heat and wear in the car’s conventional braking system, ...

Electronically-controlled mechanical brake systems developed by eStop, a company acquired by Siemens VDO Automotive earlier this year, look poised to replace traditional hydraulic brake systems ...

Almost half of all copper in the air we breathe comes from brake and tyre wear. Various studies conducted by other research ...

The brake master cylinder is the first component in a vehicle’s braking system, activated by depressing ... is designed to last the life of the car, but like brake calipers, sometimes it can ...

This translates to increased clamping pressure on the car’s braking system, be it via vacuum or hydraulic pressure, or even electronic actuation. Where that takes place is inside the brake booster.

Some EVs are fitted with regenerative braking systems that allow the engine to act as a generator, slowing the car. However, EVs are still fitted with friction braking systems, which help bring ...