Commission plans
to make ESC mandatory in Europe
European Commission set to unveil plans to make electronic stability
control and tyre pressure monitoring systems mandatory from
2012
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Federal-Mogul
set to emerge from Chapter 11
The Ferodo and Champion group is coming out
of the US protection from bankruptcy and says it's set for better
times
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TRW
adds brake-by-wire for hybrids
Production starts of a hydraulic system intended
for the growing market in hybrids
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Brembo
invests in Italian research facility
The brakes manufacturer is to put money into
a research labn on a science park facility in northern Italy
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Active
suspension bound for mass market
Getting active suspension devices into standard
C-segment vehicles would improve safety, but suppliers must
first solve the cost equation
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Knorr-Bremse
gets an electric shock
Engineers from Budapest University of Technology and
brake supplier Knorr-Bremse have developed a magnetic shock
absorber
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TRW steers cours
for hybrid SUVs
TRW is launching a belt-driven electric power steering (EPS)
system. It will feature on US models in 2008 and European models
in 2009
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Chrysler
to fit TRW steering sensors
The 2007 Dodge Caliber will be the first to
have the new generation of steering angle sensors fitted as
standard
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Airbag stays
put when the steering wheel turns
A new non-rotating airbag module offers ergonomic and safety
benefits, says TRW Automotive Systems
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Europe is warming
at last to Magneride idea, says Delphi
The continuously adjustable suspension system is set to break
into mainstream vehicles, claims its originator
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Bentley
brakes record
Diamond series Continental GT is fitted with the largest
brakes ever specified for a production car
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Bosch adds Load
Adaptive Control (LAC) to Electronic Stability Program (ESP)
Bosch has added load sensing functionality to its ESP system
to enhance the safety of light commercial vehicles
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Bosch makes
ABS smaller and smarter
Bosch is putting into production an uprated version of its
antilock braking system that is said to be smaller, lighter,
quieter and more efficient in operation
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New generation steering angle sensors
Bosch is currently developing a new generation of steering
angle sensors which differ from their predecessors in having
a modular construction. requirements.
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 Flat
out
Bosch, in collaboration with Michelin, has enhanced some of
the traditional functions of the Electronic Stability Program
(ESP) and adapted them for run-flat tyre technologies.
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Radar sensors for early accident
detection
It was in 1992 that Mercedes-Benz engineers conducting
tests in the driving simulator found that while the majority
of male and female drivers operate the brake pedal rapidly
in an emergency situation, they often do not do so with sufficient
force.
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Keeping one step ahead
According to statistics provided by Robert Bosch, skidding
is the cause of one quarter of all accidents.
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Non-contacting sensor for
electric power steering
BI Technologies Electronic Components, which is part of TT
electyronics. is now shipping prototypes of its new MagneTorque
compliant torque sensor to customers for evaluation and testing.
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Surface Transforms signs a contract
with METEK
Surface Transforms, makers of high-technology carbon fibre
reinforced ceramic (CFRC) materials for the aerospace and
high-performance automotive markets, has signed a two-year
co-operative agreement with German automotive parts supplier
METEK.
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