Traction control has been a required feature on all new cars sold in the U.S. since 2012, likewise antilock brakes and stability control — though the feature predated the government requirement by ...

Meritor WABCO Vehicle Control Systems on Wednesday, July 8, introduced SmartTrac, a suite of antilock braking, automatic traction control and stability control systems for commercial vehicles.

In the RSC, a gyroscopic sensor determines roll angle and rate of the vehicle. This information, using proprietary algorithms in software, is processed with other sensor data from the vehicle. The ...

You'd be forgiven if years of goading from Top Gear co-host Jeremy Clarkson made you think you should be turning off your car's traction control to have the most fun ...

When a tire slides relative to the road surface, whether skidding or spinning, bad things can happen—like accidents and riveting dash-cam videos. The engineering community first tackled the skidding ...