TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hitachi Cable, Ltd. (TOKYO:5812) is announcing the successful development of a harness for electric parking brakes (hereinafter referred to as "EPB"). In addition to the mass ...

The progression of typically mechanical vehicle systems toward electronic control has been—for the average consumer, anyway—one of the less-visible technological shifts of the last 50 years.

Electrically operated parking brakes are starting to replace mechanical systems, which have gone largely unchanged since the 1940s. The electric brakes are expected to be the first step to ...

The automotive brake-by-wire (BBW) system market is witnessing significant growth in both passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles. Traditional hydraulic and mechanical link braking systems are ...

"Do you want to touch the brake disc?" As far as questions go at an automotive press launch, this was a first for me. Dr. Michael Wein, the manager responsible for the new regenerative braking system ...

A Bombardier testbed aircraft equipped entirely with an all-electric braking system from Meggitt executed its first flight this week, moving the Canadian airframer one step closer to a brakes ...

Braking systems have changed considerably over decades, but high-performance brake manufacturer Brembo thinks another big change is coming. Brembo’s executive director for braking systems, Giovanni ...

Nexteer Automotive launched a new electro-mechanical brake-by-wire system for OEMs that replaces the hydraulic components of traditional vehicle braking systems, the company announced in a press ...

Electrifying cars doesn't just mean exchanging out engines for batteries and electric motors. Other car components are getting big upgrades thanks to electrons. Brembo is attempting to take the "panic ...