Automatic braking systems in newer model cars is used as a selling point at dealerships across the country. But how effective are the automated brakes in preventing collisions with pedestrians?

Noting the trend of the transition from drum to disc brakes in the Class 8 market, Meritor Chief Technology Officer John Bennett offered a look into the future of foundation brakes. He said that from ...

Some 20 carmakers have committed to making automatic emergency braking systems a standard feature on virtually all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2022, according to a new plan from the National Highway ...

Washington – — Automatic braking systems that will soon be standard on all U.S. vehicles are not guaranteed to bring cars to a full stop, according to testing conducted by the AAA auto club. The ...

RUCKERSVILLE, Va.—Federal safety regulators are putting automatic emergency braking (AEB) on a faster track to becoming an industrywide standard. Seeking to circumvent a prolonged rule-making process, ...

Automatic brakes that sense an imminent crash and activate an emergency stop have been endorsed in all new cars from 2020. Are motorcycles next? The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe says ...

Sometimes, a warning beep or seeing something through a camera just isn’t good enough. When you’re backing up a car, for instance, the common audible alerts and visual safety features just can’t ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. With all the hype surrounding fully autonomous cars, we sometimes forget that we've yet to ...

The Japanese government announced new legislation making it compulsory for new and updated vehicle models sold in the country by domestic brands to be fitted with automatic brakes from November 2021.

The National Transportation Safety Board recommendations to brake equipment suppliers have long emphasized caution about manual adjustments for pushrod stroke when automatic slack adjusters [ASAs] are ...

Some 20 carmakers have committed to making automatic emergency braking systems a standard feature on virtually all new cars sold in the U.S. by 2022, according to a new plan from the National Highway ...