STUTTGART, Germany – On Feb. 15, 1977 a patent was applied for in Germany on an anti-lock braking system (ABS) by Robert Bosch GmbH for the inventor Heinz Leiber. More than 10 years later, on Oct. 15, 1987, patent number…
Source: Future Market Insights announcement/post NEW YORK — The sales in the global automotive anti-lock braking system (ABS) motor market are projected to rise at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of eight to nine percent during the period between…
PETALING JAYA, Malaysia – The Malaysian government is contemplating mandatory anti-lock braking systems (ABS) for motorcycles above 1500cc sold in that country, according to numerous international media reports. Malaysian Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong said on Tuesday…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Trucks North America, LLC (DTNA) is recalling certain limited-production model-year 2022 Freightliner Cascadia trucks which have anti-lock (ABS) and electronic-stability control systems (ESC) which could be switched off by the driver. According to the National Highway…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Chrysler (then operating as FCA US, LLC) has agreed to recall 1,451 MOPAR anti-lock brake system (ABS) control modules that might have been incorrectly manufactured. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Part 573 Safety…
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. – Stellantis — FCA — has agreed to recall certain Ram pickups and Durango sport utility vehicles (SUV) to address a potentially faulty anti-lock brake system (ABS) electronic-control module (ECM) which might not properly operate an electronic-stability-control…
WARRENDALE, Penn. The SAE International is accepting technical topics for the upcoming 40th annual Brake Colloquium & Exhibition (BRAKE) being held Sept. 25-28 in Grand Rapids, Mich. The event’s organizing committee will accept (up to) 250-word abstracts by March 11th…
DETROIT – The Corvette racing team installed anti-lock brakes (ABS) on its C8R racers for this year’s Detroit Grand Prix in preparation for moving next year from IMSA’s GTLM class, which does not allow such componentry, into the GTD Pro…
Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety announcement ARLINGTON, Va. — Nearly a decade after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) first called for a federal mandate requiring street-legal motorcycles to be equipped with antilock braking systems (ABS), the data…
HERNDON, Va. – Volkswagen Group of America has agreed to recall certain 2020-2021 model-year Audi E-tron vehicles which might lose anti-lock braking (ABS), electronic-stability control (ESC) and some brake boost during hard braking due to a fault within the ABS…
Source: Blubrake announcement BERGAMO, ITALY — Small, light-weight and adaptive: Blubrake ABS G2, the second-generation of the e-bike-specific anti-lock braking system by Blubrake that prevents front wheel lock and rear wheel lifting, comes as a further step forward in the…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai Motor America (HMA) is again recalling certain 2013-2015 Santa Fe sport utility vehicles (SUVs) to replace potentially faulty ABS modules which could lead to a vehicle fire. The latest recall coincides with the development of…
Source: Ricardo Defense announcement DETROIT –The U.S. Army has awarded Ricardo Defense a base contract to provide up to 9,480 critical safety improvement Antilock Brake System / Electronic Stability Control (ABS/ESC) retrofit kits over the next three years for the…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai Motor America has agreed to recall 552 model-year 2019-2021 Genesis G70 sedans for a faulty antilock brake system (ABS) module, the same issue which recently caused the recall of almost 100,000 Hyundai Genesis and Genesis…
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif. – Hyundai Motor America has agreed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to recall 94,646 2015-2016 model year Hyundai Genesis and 2017-2020 Genesis G80 sedans due to a potential electrical short in the (antilock brake…
Source: Haldex announcement WEYERSHEIM, France – The Haldex U-ABS antilock braking system has been approved by French third-party testing body UTAC Ceram for retrofitting on trailers equipped with older generations of braking systems. This approval means that a U-ABS retrofit…
Source: The following is excerpted from an article, written by Michelle Arthurs-Brennan and posted by Cycling News, describing the Blubrake anti-lock braking system (ABS) now available on the new Omnia family of electric bikes. There is additional information from the…
Source: Blubrake announcement MILAN – Blubrake, the Italian company that designed the first and only anti-lock braking system (ABS) to be integrated into an e-bike frame, has announced its partnership with Stromer. This agreement will result in a June 2021…
Source: FLIR Systems announcement ARLINGTON, Va. – FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: FLIR) announced the results from recent automatic emergency braking (AEB) tests that examined how adding a thermal sensor and fusing the data with a radar, a visible sensor, and…
Source: Launch UK announcement PLYMOUTH, U.K. – The new Launch HD Box 3 truck diagnosis tool has found success within the commercial vehicle repair sector, with customers praising it for its wide vehicle parc coverage, competitive price and ease of…
Source: Carlson Quality Brake Parts announcement LIMA, OH – Carlson Quality Brake Parts has expanded its product portfolio, adding ABS wheel speed sensors to its catalog of quality brake parts. The new wheel speed sensors maintain Carlson’s reputation for outstanding…
Source: The following was a post on autoevolution.com which examined the effect of anti-lock brakes (ABS) on dry pavement as demonstrated by Wyatt Knox in the YouTube video embedded here. HOUSTON – Most of us know what ABS stands for…
Source: Sphere Brake Defense announcement ERIE, Penn. – Sphere Brake Defense (SBD) just graduated from the premier Endless Frontier Labs nine-month cohort. Since October of 2019, SBD participated in five mentor sessions that brought together 50 promising global companies with…
Source: The following is excerpted from Mike Allen’s Popular Mechanics post on how to address certain anti-lock brake (ABS) issues. OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. – Going over the river and through the woods was more dangerous back when cars had…
Source: Textar HARTLETPOOL, U.K. – Premium brake brand, Textar, has grown its expansive aftermarket product range with the addition of anti-lock brake (ABS) sensors. The ABS is a key player in a vehicle’s overall ability to stop as it monitors…