Tech Briefs
July 2007
Siemens' wedge brake hits the ice
While the prospect of test-driving Siemens VDO's electronic wedge brake (EWB) system on the ice of a frozen lake in Arjeplog, Sweden, may sound enticing, it's the danger of skidding into a 4-ft tall snowdrift and totaling a vehicle outfitted with one of only two advanced prototypes that enters my mind as I press the accelerator.
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