GM has a wide swath of safety technologies available across its vehicle portfolio, with many of the systems offering different levels of capability and specific areas of focus. Among these is a ...

As a child, Sagar was often found sitting on his dad’s motorcycle, pleading for just one last ride, and till today, he always goes for one. Well, pulling an early morning appearance at the DL office ...

What is a disc brake system? How can one be faster without adding more ponies to the engine? One way is to make your car lighter. Having a higher power-to-weight ratio will make your car faster since ...

Rear AEB, also known as Reverse AEB and Reverse Automatic Braking, was shown to be more successful than other systems targeted to avoid backing collisions in a recent study by the Insurance Institute ...

You might not give your car’s brakes much thought until they cause a problem, but there’s a whole world of things happening every time you press the brake pedal. Though most cars today come equipped ...

Automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems, ones that apply the brakes automatically if the driver fails to intervene to prevent a collision or reduce its severity, have proven to be very helpful in ...

Tesla, Honda and many other automakers that offer automated braking systems have been stung by a phenomenon known as phantom braking, which may cause vehicles to suddenly slow — or stop — in response ...

German carmaker Mercedes Benz has proposed a more efficient braking system for electric vehicles (EVs). The concept, called ‘In-Drive Brakes’, relocates the braking system from the wheels to the ...

Heat in the braking system is a necessary evil. In order to stop a race car, the brakes must turn the car's kinetic energy into heat energy. This is done by creating friction between the brake pad and ...

While the federal government sets performance standards for brake systems in new vehicles, there are no government regulations covering replacement brake pads. Given that a large percentage of ...