Abstract: Many tire-road friction coefficient estimation methods require the wheel angular speed sensor to provide a signal. In this paper, a tire-road friction coefficient estimation algorithm for ...

When you think of a dangerous automotive recall, you usually picture a failing transmission, a snapping steering column, or sudden brake loss. But Honda’s latest manufacturing crisis proves just how ...

Search YouTube for "phantom braking" and a long list of videos complaining about Tesla electric vehicles in Autopilot mode will come up. This has been a known and well-documented problem for several ...

Ford is recalling nearly 1.4 million F-150 pickups due to a transmission issue that could lead to an unexpected downshift while driving. The recall covers 2015–2017 model year trucks equipped with a ...

State-of-the-art performance testing in the early Seventies at Road & Track involved two people and three suitcases’ worth of gear. “The fifth wheel itself weighed 80 or 90 pounds,” says former editor ...

Your vehicle’s ABS wheel speed sensor plays a crucial role in keeping you safe on the road. It monitors each wheel’s speed and sends that information to the ABS system, helping prevent skidding and ...

Thanksgiving means gathering with the family, but dangerous driving habits are more pronounced that day than on even some other major holidays, according to an analysis. Christmas and New Year's Day ...

Have you ever wondered how speed guns measure the speed of moving vehicles or how an athlete's sprint speed is recorded? Normally these speed sensors work with radar or laser technology to bounce back ...

Making a plug-in hybrid vehicle is quite complicated. There’s a combustion engine and an electric motor that need to be meshed together. Different automakers employ disparate strategies for how to ...

Modern vehicles are more capable than ever. They can alert us to engine or mechanical malfunctions, thanks to the onboard diagnostic (OBD) system, and numerous advanced safety systems, like blind spot ...

Going over the river and through the woods was more dangerous back when cars had crummy bias-ply tires, rear-wheel drive, and less effective drum brakes. In today’s world, you can feel confident ...