Press a pedal and your car stops, but how? The mechanisms that control a vehicle’s brakes are explained in this simple article. Most drivers understand how their brakes work in the simplest of terms: ...

Energy is some weird stuff that can neither be created nor destroyed. It can only be changed into different forms, but during these transformations, the total amount of energy in any given system-or ...

Conventional car brakes are built with one thing in mind, the purpose of stopping the car. Since this purpose is essential, a great deal of time and resources were invested in the evolution of such ...

The world is full of feel-bad news. Here’s something to feel good about: Automatic emergency braking is one of the great car safety-tech success stories. Auto-braking systems, called AEB for short, ...

Automatic Emergency Brake systems are a wonderful invention, preventing many crashes when drivers become distracted. The safety assist system is mandatory in many countries, but it can work ...

The federal government’s primary car safety watchdog has delayed several rules that were meant to take effect for the 2026 ...

Volvo Trucks may not be a part of the same corporate family as Volvo cars any more, but the two still share a long-term focus on safety as a marketable feature. Both companies currently offer a ...

An EV’s regenerative braking system supplements the brake pads and rotors found ... It’s important to understand how electric cars work before you consider purchasing an EV.

I can't say I am a fan. I've experienced these systems acting up in 2 rentals in the last couple years. First was coming around a multi-lane off-ramp and found some bikers stopped in my lane. No ...