Suppliers already are profiting on systems that control vehicle stability, but European and U.S. regulatory changes are likely to boost this business even more. Antilock brakes are standard on many ...

The alphabet soup near your steering wheel or dashboard that lists a bunch of letters like “DSC,” “ESC,” “VSC” or any combination thereof, means less than nothing to most drivers. Yet ESC, or ...

In 1995, Bosch launched the industry's first electronic stability control system in the Mercedes-Benz S-Class. In the ensuing 25 years, the system has gone from a high-tech gadget for luxury cars to a ...

Electronic Stability Control, or ESC, is designed to prevent a driver’s loss-of-control frequently caused by insufficient traction. The two basic loss-of-traction events are referred to as understeer ...

School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corp. will add the Bendix ESP Electronic Stability Program full-stability system to its buses as a factory-installed option. “We’ve been testing tractor-trailer, ...

I do a lot of new car testing at the racetrack, and the more at-the-limit testing I do, the more I’ve come to realize that “Off” rarely means 100 percent off when it comes to electronic stability ...

The Basics:Hyundai will recall 155,000 examples 2011 and 2012 Elantra with production dates between October 29, 2010 and October 25, 2011. The Problem: A malfunctioning yaw sensor for the electronic ...

Remember when electronic stability control (ESC) systems were new enough to be advertised as a safety feature? ESC has been required standard equipment on all cars for so long—with some being so ...

BMW has announced the availability of their first motorcycle “stability control” (looks like traction control to us) system for street bikes. The system uses the BMW Motorrad Integral ABS system and ...

Toyota announced that it is recalling about 460,000 vehicles from the 2020 through 2022 model years, including the Toyota Highlander Hybrid, RAV4 Hybrid, RAV4 Prime, and Venza SUVs, the Toyota Sienna ...