Source: Reuters TOKYO – Honda Motor Co. and Hitachi Ltd. agreed to merge four of their car-parts businesses to create a components supplier with almost $17 billion in sales, joining a wave of partnerships sweeping the global auto industry. Honda, Japan’s…
Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, D.C. – General Motors Co (GM.N) is recalling 638,000 U.S. sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks because a wheel-speed sensor could fail and cause unintended braking, it said Thursday. The recall covers 2015-2020 Chevrolet Suburban, Tahoe, and…
Source: Hendrickson ATLANTA – Hendrickson introduced a lightweight, maintenance-friendly air disc brake option designed to maximize brake component life while boasting a weight savings of thirty-three pounds per slider system – CHAMBER UP technology at the North America Commercial Vehicle…
Source: Brembo DETROIT – Brembo, the world leader in braking technology, and the Ford Performance development team, have engineered a braking system that will provide maximum stopping power for the all-new Ford Mustang Shelby GT500, the most powerful street-legal Ford…
Source: BPW Wiehl/Szombathely, Germany — Unsprung agricultural and forestry vehicles are feared obstacles on the road, and not only at harvest time: their brakes can only be adjusted by hand – a rather fiddly, imprecise and risky guesswork. The EU…
Source: AUTOFREN SEINSA NAVARRA, Spain – SEINSA has announced a new brake product, the ABS wheel speed sensors. For the Spanish firm it is more than a simple product, it is a new technology. It is a strategic venture, taking…
Source: Meritor TROY, Mich. — Meritor, Inc. (NYSE: MTOR) announced the launch of the lightweight, single-piston EX+™ LS air disc brake, a next-generation braking solution designed and engineered for linehaul and trailer applications. “After years of development, more than 300 lab tests…
Source: Veoneer Stockholm, Sweden – Veoneer, Inc. (NYSE: VNE and SSE: VNE SDB), the world’s largest pure-play company focused on Advanced Driving Assistance Systems and Automated Driving, has signed agreements (the “Definitive Agreements”) to sell its 51 percent ownership in…
Source: Hendrickson WOODRIDGE, Ill. – Hendrickson’s history began more than 100-years ago in Chicago and recently the corporate headquarters was moved to 840 South Frontage Road, Woodridge, Ill. The facility was designed to showcase the company’s history, product innovations, and…
Source: Wagner Brake SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Did you experience a summer full of rough weather and difficult driving conditions? Even the most routine driving situations will take a toll on vehicles, so now is the time to make sure that your…
Source: Daimler The following is excerpted from a Daimler press release concerning Mercedes-Benz. The entire release, and other related information, can be found by clicking on this sentence. STUTTGART/IMMENDINGEN, Germany – For 50 years Mercedes-Benz experts have examined serious accidents…
Source: TMD Friction TROY, Mich. – Leading global original-equipment (OE) brakes manufacturer TMD Friction has strengthened its sales, marketing and technical divisions with the appointment of James Harper to its technical field support team. With more than 30 years’ experience…
Source: Bosch STUTTGART/REUTLINGEN, Germany – Safety is a decisive factor for eBike riders and their environment. The anti-lock braking system (ABS) developed by Bosch eBike Systems for “pedelecs” can play a significant role in avoiding eBike accidents. The Bosch eBike…
Source: Brembo CURNO, Italy – Brembo, the world leader in braking technology, has worked closely with the engineering team at Karma Automotive to provide a lightweight, low-drag brake system for the new Karma Revero GT luxury electric vehicle. The Brembo…
Source: WABCO Holdings ATLANTA – WABCO Holdings Inc. (NYSE: WBC), the leading global supplier of braking control systems and other advanced technologies that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, today introduced the Intelligent Anti-Lock Braking System, iABS™,…
Source: Formula 1 The following post about the Renault disqualification following a recent Formula 1 race is excerpted from Formula1.com LONDON, U.K. – After deciding not to appeal their disqualification from the Japanese Grand Prix, Renault have admitted the braking…
Source: Hyundai IRVINE, Calif. — Hyundai, in collaboration with Pony.ai and Via, has unveiled BotRide, a shared, on-demand, autonomous vehicle service operating on public roads. Starting on November 4th, a fleet of self-driving Hyundai KONA Electric SUVs will provide a free…
Source: Industrial Vehicle Technology EGGSTÄTT, Germany – Tractors are becoming heavier and higher performing, requiring continually better and stronger braking systems. Fixed-caliper brakes for tractor front axles are the perfect supplement to the wet rear-axle brake, ensuring maximum braking power and…
Sourcer: Reuters BERGAMO, Italy – Brembo’s (BRBI.MI) distinctive colored brakes stop many of the world’s fastest cars but when it comes to the electric vehicles of the future it faces a problem – traditional brakes are noisy. Without the roar…
Source: CBS News DETROIT – Automatic emergency braking (AEB) will be standard in most cars in 2022. The technology is expected to cut the number of rear-end crashes in half, but hundreds of drivers say sometimes the system slams on…
Source: Hyundai Mobis SEOUL, South Korea—Hyundai Mobis (KRX:012330) is joining hands with ‘Velodyne Lidar’, a world leading lidar company, for mass-producing level 3 autonomous driving lidar system. The company will also invest $50 million in Velodyne, creating invaluable synergy between the…
Source: Motorsport.com SILVERSTONE, England – Following a protest lodged by the Racing Point team, the FIA stewards held a teleconference hearing Oct. 23rd to evaluate whether a brake bias adjustment system used by Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg’s Renaults in…
Source: BBC LONDON, England – London’s trams are being fitted with automatic-braking systems three years after a derailment killed seven people. The safety measure – automatic braking – is one of 15 recommended by the Rail Accidents Investigation Branch (RAIB)…
Source: Metal Matrix Innovations CLEVELAND, Ohio – Metal Matrix Innovations (MMI), a Cleveland-based startup, is looking to solve many braking related issues with its new Alumatrix brake disc. The Alumatrix brake disc’s unique one-piece construction consists of an aluminum silicon…
Source: Bendix ELYRIA, Ohio – Oct. 22, 2019 – The National Association for Pupil Transportation (NAPT) has its eyes on a school year free of student transportation fatalities – and advanced vehicle safety technologies are a key to reaching that…