Quickly fading are the days when we were free to dream of cranking a lever connected to cables that would squeeze the brakes and break traction, as more and more modern cars replace cabled emergency ...

The parking brake has not changed much since cars were invented one hundred years ago. Until now. Slowly but surely the cable-operated mechanical handbrake is being eased out by electronic versions ...

Call it as you may wish, but the electric hand brake or the electronic parking brake is an innovation that helped manufacturers save space inside the cabin and allowed designers to further enhance the ...

Electronic parking brakes have quietly become one of the most common features in modern cars, including the best electric vehicles, replacing the familiar handbrake lever with a small button tucked ...

Continuing just-auto’s series of interviews with tier one suppliers of electronic braking systems, Matthew Beecham talked with Dr Sören Kirchner, Head of Segment Electronic Parking Brakes within the ...

The next big automotive breakthrough is about to hit our roads – and it could spell the end of the braking system we've relied on for more than a century. Brake giant Brembo has confirmed its fully ...

When the first parking brake was made, it was a safety device that was created to give vehicles an extra sense of security when parked. Parking brakes, also known as emergency brakes, are typically ...

Most drivers carry the same mental image: yank the parking brake at speed and brace for screeching tires, a violent rear-end snap, and a car spinning wildly out of control. It’s the kind of move that ...

DURA Automotive Systems, Inc. has developed a new approach to parking brake technology with its Electronic Park Brake System. The company claims that its new electronic brake eliminates the need for a ...

Brembo has not yet announced exactly which "leading global vehicle manufacturer" will be the first to use Sensify brakes, but they're already in production.