Source: Toyota announcement PLANO, Texas – From the moment of its launch in 2019 the GR Supra captured the spirit of TOYOTA GAZOO Racing – one that’s all about the joy of driving. For 2023, it adds another dynamic element:…
COVENTRY, U.K. — Pierre Garnier, Senior Manager – Head of Brakes Engineering for Jaguar Land Rover, recently discussed with The BRAKE Report his functions at the automaker as well as his thoughts about today’s automotive environment and how it is…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The “phantom braking” syndrome has spread to Honda, making it the third automotive marketer in the United States to face questions about its vehicles’ automatic-emergency braking (AEB) systems. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Feb.…
NASHVILLE. – Nissan has been named in a class-action lawsuit claiming certain of its vehicles’ automatic-emergency braking (AEB) caused them to stop for no apparent reason. The suit, filed in in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of…
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opened an investigation into alleged phantom braking by certain model-year 2021-2022 Tesla Model 3 and Y vehicles. This “preliminary evaluation” by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) follows several other…
PALO ALTO, Calif. – In the Bizarro World envisioned by the folks at DC Comics (think Superman) everything was the opposite of normal. As January ended and February began, it seems Tesla electric vehicles had entered that realm, at least…
Source: Subaru of America announcement CAMDEN, N.J. — Subaru of America, Inc. announced pricing on the 2022 Forester compact SUV, its most popular model, as well new variants, new convenience features and new safety features, including available Automatic Emergency Steering…
Source: ZF Friedrichshafen AG announcement FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – ZF has launched series production of the latest in brake-control solutions which will be standard fitment in Volkswagen’s ID.3 and ID.4 electric vehicle (EV) models as well as in Volkswagen Group’s globally…
Source: Applus IDIADA ADELANTO, Calif. – This is the third of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver…
Source: The following is excerpted from a lengthy Commercial Car Journal post by Tom Quimby on the pitfalls of incorrectly maintaining commercial-vehicle automatic slack adjusters (ASA). They’re called automatic slack adjusters (ASA) for a reason, and the manufacturers that make…
Source: Applus IDIADA ADELANTO, Calif. – This is the second of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver…
Source: Applus IDIADA This is the first of three posts by Alvaro Esquer, Project Manager, ADAS in Applus IDIADA, about a study to determine the means of improving autonomous-emergency braking (AEB) performance in terms of efficiency and driver acceptance. Vehicle…
Source: Ram announcement AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Safety and security were primary drivers in the development of the new 2021 Ram 1500 TRX, which offers more than 100 available active and passive safety and security features. Safety and advanced driver…
The following The Truth About Cars post skeptically outlines the most recent Tesla update to the automatic-braking portion of its self-driving feature. FREMONT, Calif. – While we’ve often criticized Tesla Motors’ “Full Self Driving” (FSD) suite for being a $7,000…
Source: 9to5 Mac DENVER – DUBL Drive debuted for iPhone back in January as a handy way to turn the simultaneous camera feature in iOS into a smart dash cam. Now the DUBL Drive app is getting its first major…
Source: The ChronicleHerald The following is an excerpt of a post Jim Kerr wrote on the evolution of regenerative braking by electric vehicles. The entire post can be read by clicking HERE. HALIFAX, N.S. – Heat! That is what braking…
Source: nj101.5.com TRENTON — A state audit finds that NJ Transit could miss the federal deadline to install automatic braking system on its trains despite more than doubling the budget of the now-$500 million project. The 10-page report by the…
ATLANTA – The same electric motors which propel Porsche’s upcoming Taycan Turbo S electric vehicle (EV) from 0-60 miles per hour (mph) in as little as 2.8 seconds on its way to a top speed of 155 miles per hour…
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: Transport Topics DUBLIN, Va. — Volvo Trucks North America introduced an updated version of its driver assistance system that increases the speed from which the brakes can stop the truck without driver input, and which improves the system’s recognition…
Source: Carscoops.com Ann Arbor, Mich. –Drivers are still wary about autonomous driving technology, but a new study has found that advanced safety systems significantly reduce the chances of being involved in a collision. Conducted by the University of Michigan’s Transportation Research…
Source: JAPANTODAY.com Tokyo – Honda Motor Company’s newly released N-WGN tall wagon-type light car has an automatic brake that detects pedestrians at night under conditions where there are no street lamps. “It supports the latest standards of Japan’s automotive assessment…
DETROIT, Mich.–Ford engineers have been having some fun as they test collision avoidance and autonomous driving technology, developing a self-braking shopping cart. There is a relationship between shopping carts and vehicles. Who among us has not seen a cart rolling…
WASHINGTON DC–The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probing reports of potential unintended braking in 675,000 2017-2018 Nissan Motor Co Ltd Rogue vehicles, it said on Friday. The auto safety agency said it is opening a defect petition review in…