Five years ago, a landmark in automotive engineering went into series production: the Electronic Stability Program (ESP®). With this invention, Mercedes-Benz made a major contribution to active ...

One of the most critical technologies on modern vehicles, Electronic Stability Control (ESC) is responsible for preventing countless accidents for decades. In this article, we’re going to explore its ...

Marking a milestone for its full-stability technology, Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems recently delivered its 100,000th Bendix ESP Electronic Stability Program system for tractor-trailers, trucks ...

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, ...

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 ...

Only mankind contemplates its own demise. As one colorful colleague put it to a table of motoring journalists: "You never know when an anvil is going to drop out of the sky onto your head." Rather ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued its long-awaited final rule to require electronic stability control (ESC) systems on Class 7-8 trucks and large buses. The rule, Federal ...

Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems' electronic stability program now is standard on Kenworth Truck Co.’s T680 and T880 trucks. Kenworth is a unit of Paccar Inc. “These are Kenworth’s flagship ...

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 ...

Product developments released by Bendix ranged from air dryers and advanced safety systems to diagnostic tools and a new technology to sense pad wear in air disc brakes. With all the advantages ...

About half of the 28,000 fatal passenger vehicle crashes that occur each year involve a single vehicle. A new study finds that equipping cars and SUVs with electronic stability control (ESC) could ...

RED RIVER ARMY DEPOT, Texas (May 20, 2015) -- Soldiers laud the ballistic protection Mine Resistant Ambush Protected, or MRAP, vehicles that provide them against underbody threats, but now a brand-new ...