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 ...

ZF stuffed its dry brake-by-wire system into a Cadillac Lyriq mule and offered laps around a closed course. The ZF dry brake-by-wire system replaces traditional hydraulic brakes with electric motors ...

Italian company Brembo is well known for its high-end braking systems, which are often used as OEM equipment on premium performance cars and motorcycles. To date, Brembo's mainly focused on mechanical ...

Using a full-scale dynamometer for the testing of friction materials for brake applications is a cost- and time-intensive method as it requires the rotor and brake pads to be in their final form ...

Volvo has long touted a lofty goal of reaching zero collisions involving its vehicles. It steps up from earlier efforts to make its cars and trucks as safe as possible in crashes to now trying to ...

Cities and governments are increasingly concerned about vehicle emissions and this has lead a number of them to announce bans on cars powered by internal combustion engines. While electric vehicles ...