Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Mitsubishi, Nissan/Infiniti and Stellantis installed automatic-emergency braking (AEB) on more than 95 percent of the vehicles they produced between Sept. 1, 2021, and Aug. 31, 2022, joining 12 automakers that…
Source: BBB Industries announcement DAPHNE, Ala. – BBB Industries, LLC was recently named one of the Best Companies to Work for in Alabama at an awards ceremony on Dec. 1 in Birmingham, Ala. “With 75 percent of the selection criteria…
Source: Honda announcement TORRANCE, Calif. — Honda plans to expand the capabilities of its previously announced Honda Sensing 360 and Honda Sensing Elite advanced safety and driver assistive systems. The improved Honda Sensing 360 system will begin rolling out in…
Source: Honda announcement TORRANCE, Calif. — The largest and most powerful SUV in Honda history, the all-new 2023 Honda Pilot is the ultimate family SUV with rugged new styling, more passenger and cargo space, and a class-leading combination of off-road…
Source: AP Racing announcement COVENTRY, U.K. — During the next few months, AP Racing, the brake and clutch supplier, is set to attend three of the biggest automotive events for race and road performance products. The team will be in…
Source: Link Engineering Company post PLYMOUTH, Mich. — LINK Engineering Company posted the following on its LinkedIn page outlining the firm’s new brake-emissions-testing equipment. The BRAKE Report reproduces the post here: LINK is proud to offer a new solution to…
Source: INFINITI announcement NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The 2023 INFINITI QX60 earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s 2022’s TOP SAFETY PICK+ award for its excellence in safety features. For 2023, QX60 comes with a standard suite of driver assistance (ADAS)…
Source: Alcon announcement TAMWORTH, U.K. — Alcon will invest £300,000 in new machinery focused on increasing production capacity to meet the demands of its growing specialist vehicle division. The investment in new machinery will help to service the increasing number…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Mercedes-Benz is proud of its heritage, including tracing its roots to arguably the industry’s first automobile (the 1886 Benz Patent Motorwagen). Recently, I spent a week in a Mercedes-AMG G 63, a sport-utility vehicle (SUV) which in…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The Ford F Series remains America’s most popular line of vehicles and one reason is the Dearborn company continuously enhances and expands the truck range, adding leading-edge features and versions. The latest is the first mass-market, full-size…
ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, N.J. – Ferrari North America, Inc. has agreed to recall nearly 24,000 model-year 2005-2022 vehicles for a potential brake-fluid leak which might result in the loss of braking capability. The company had issued a recall in Nov. 2021…
MOGYORÓD, Hungary – Brembo posted the following article on its website relating the challenges of preparing brake systems for the upcoming Hungarian Grand Prix (July 31st) and street vehicles: BREMBO FINNED BRAKE PADS FOR GPS AND STREET-LEGAL CARS AND THE…
The following is the first of three articles by Carlos Agudelo posted on The Brake Academy about another aspect of dealing with brake emissions as the world – and industry – come to grasp with this challenge. Five things the…
Source: Alcon announcement TAMWORTH, U.K. — Alcon has chosen the prestigious Eurosatory Show June 13-17 in Paris to consolidate its position in the defense sector by exhibiting its engineering expertise and defense-orientated braking solutions at a defense show for the…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Owls, hawks, even the occasional eagle fill the sky above Cape Cod, but none made the same impression on the Massachusetts peninsula as the orange metallic Raptor I piloted around the region’s highways and byways. Ford took…
The following is excerpted from David J. Cross’s article posted by AZO Materials, an organization with the mission of educating and informing “a worldwide audience of researchers, engineers and scientists with the latest industry news, information and insights from the…
Source: Post by Prof. Marko Tirovic on the Brake Academy by Global Ground Mobility Group’s website on why friction brakes have a future. Friction brakes and associated actuation and control systems are safety-critical systems that provide an unparallel combination of…
BRAKEDOWN: an ongoing collection of briefs from around the global braking industry Baer Brakes has brought back the original Baer Claw Brake System that started it all, the Classic Series. Tesla has released Autopilot software update to better use regenerative…
CHATHAM, Mass. – The year just concluded brought 52 disparate vehicles for a TBR Drive, from a Mini Convertible to a Nissan Frontier mid-size pickup to a Ford Transit commercial van, all of which featured automatic-emergency braking (AEB) and a…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Unlike a vast number of American automotive consumers, I have never seen myself as a full-size pickup truck kind of guy. But after my second week-long session in a 2021 Ford F-150 4X4 Supercrew Limited Ecoboost full…
Source: Continental announcement Allentown, Penn. – Continental, a leading aftermarket supplier of original-equipment-engineered parts, advanced diagnostics, service information, and connected services, has just launched the Autodiagnos Drive™, an innovative, remote vehicle data solution designed to deliver advanced diagnostic information that…
Source: Continental announcement ALLENTOWN, Penn. – Continental, one of the world’s leading brake system manufacturers and suppliers, has dramatically expanded its ATE Disc Brake Pad line to cover more than 95 percent of European vehicles. The expansion brings the current…
Source: Dynamic Friction Company announcement CERRITOS, Calif. — For the fifth consecutive year, DFC (Dynamic Friction Company) has been honored by FMSI (Friction Materials and Standards Institute) with the 2021 award for New Assignments and Applications. According to the company,…
Source: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announcement Tokyo – Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) will use an evolved version of Super-All Wheel Control (S-AWC) system in its plug-in hybrid (PHEV) version of the all-new Outlander crossover, which is scheduled for launch in Japan…
CHATHAM, Mass. – Hidden inside the sharply-creased character lines and high-technology architecture of the all-new, seventh-generation 2021 Hyundai Elantra N Line is a true sport-sedan with an old-world soul. This seeming contradiction results in a highly satisfying performance machine combining…