Most people may not know it, but in many modern cars, the brakes aren't actually connected the way they used to be. Nowadays, pressing the pedal doesn't always mean you're pushing brake fluid through ...

One of the hardest working parts on a race car is the brakes. Maintenance of this part of our car is often an ongoing affair. Regardless, when the season is over, we need to do an evaluation, removal ...

Automatic Emergency Braking is common in new cars and designed to prevent accidents. The feature uses cameras and sensors to detect a vehicle and hit the brakes when the driver does not. “About 20 ...

A group of automakers are putting the brakes on all of their new models. Automatic brakes, that is. The National Highway Transport Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway ...

The apparently simple issue of braking continues to be a major issue for chassis system designers. Drivers are, of course, concerned that in an emergency their semi- and ultimately fully-automated ...

On a rainy winter night in December 2019, college student Maria Smith found herself followed by a state trooper, police lights flashing, on Massachusetts’ Route 24. She pulled over to the side of the ...

When you shop through retailer links on our site, we may earn affiliate commissions. 100% of the fees we collect are used to support our nonprofit mission. Learn more. James Eriksen was driving his ...

The reason an Uber self-driving car fatally struck a pedestrian in March is coming into sharper focus, thanks to the release of a preliminary report on Thursday from the National Transportation Safety ...

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 ...

Many thought Tesla would just apply the Model 3 Highland changes to the Juniper refresh of the Model Y, but it did more than that. Tesla's VP of engineering, Lars Moravy, talks about the new braking ...