Mercedes-Benz is looking to reimagine how mechanical brakes work on electric vehicles and has developed a system that shifts the brakes in-board, reducing unsprung mass along with other benefits.

Brembo Sensify removes brake fluid and lets software control braking force at each wheel. The brake pedal becomes an input device rather than a direct mechanical command. Stronger EV regen could make ...

In the simplest terms, nearly every modern car on the planet uses disk brakes: a rotor attached to a hub with a caliper with brake pads fixed to the control arm at each wheel. The driver presses the ...

At the core of the modern car braking system is hydraulics. When you press down on your brake pedal, the force of your foot pushing down is multiplied via one of the many different types of brake ...