ABS brakes increase stopping distances on soft snow but prevent deadly loss of steering control, reducing winter crashes by 37% despite the sliding sensation.

Every car in the U.S. after 2011 has had to be equipped with electronic stability control thanks to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 126. This means they all have four-wheel antilock brakes. But ...

ABS, short for Anti-Lock Braking System, is such as standard safety feature on almost all cars (and bigger vehicles) these days that it's easy to take it for granted. The feature was first launched ...

Automatic brakes that sense an imminent crash and activate an emergency stop have been endorsed in all new cars from 2020. Are motorcycles next? The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe says ...

Whenever a brake upgrade is made, usually incorporating discs brakes at the front or even all around, most builders will upgrade to power-assisted brakes. The number of kits available in the ...

Even as cars continue to become even more technologically advanced, there are some people out there who refuse to believe that anti-lock braking systems (ABS) can do a better job slowing a car down at ...

We take braking for granted these days. Cars used to be huge, heavy, and severely under-braked. Back then, drum brakes were the norm, as were skinny, tall tires with minimal traction that provided a ...

ABS brakes are a complex but valuable asset to the Corvette driver. As with many complex systems, they require some attention from time to time. The system is designed to give the driver notice that ...

Toyota has announced today that it has been aware of a braking issue in its popular Prius hybrid vehicle for some time, responding to customer reports of degraded braking performance over rough or ...