German automotive technology company Continental AG plans to be the first with a motorcycle emergency brake-assist system that applies extra brake pressure when it senses a crash. Their system would ...

Emergency stopping situations occur on roads daily due to a lack of driver attention or sudden braking events. In these circumstances, drivers often need help applying their brakes quickly enough or ...

Yes, autobraking tech does what it says on the tin: It automatically brakes to help prevent a crash. But there's more to it than that. Roadshow explains. Antuan started out in the automotive industry ...

Daimler Truc k is touting its advanced driver assistance systems’ growth in the commercial vehicle market by celebrating surpassing one million global Active Brake Assist sales. The automatic ...

Last year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reached an agreement with most prominent U.S. automakers that will make automatic emergency braking (AEB) a standard feature on all new ...

The electronic parking brake, or EPB, switch in a 2023 Ford F-150 pickup. Every vehicle on the road is equipped with a parking brake, a hand brake, an e-brake, or an emergency brake. Regardless of the ...

VW’s new Arteon features more driver assistance systems that any other Volkswagen model before it, and that’s a pretty big deal for the German automaker. With the help of its Emergency Assist 2.0, the ...

Continuing just-auto’s series of interviews with tier one suppliers of electronic braking systems, Matthew Beecham talked with Dr Sören Kirchner, Head of Segment Electronic Parking Brakes within the ...

Brake assist systems have become mandatory for all newly launched car and light commercial vehicle types in the EU. The regulation will apply to all new vehicles from February 24, 2011. These ...

In my 50 years of experience as an ASE and General Motors master technician and automotive technology instructor, I’ve found that the parking brake (aka, emergency or hand brakes) is rarely discussed, ...

The following was published in CCJ's Air Brake Book, 11th edition, sponsored by SilverbackHD. CCJ's Air Brake Book is a complementary industry resource, courtesy of our partnership with SilverbackHD, ...