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DCEite · 20th April 2007, 20:23

I was wondering with so many advances in automotive technology, why is there no talk about Electronic brakes ? By electronic i mean brakes using electrical motors and wires instead of the conventional mechanical system consisting of rubber hoses and plastic tubes etc.

The clear advantages of this system that i can think right now:

1. It will obviously save a lot of assembly and use of plastic.
2. Instantaneous signal to the wheels.

Maybe some other advantages, which i can't think of right now.

But the question is, if we can have Electronic power steering (which again uses motors and wires instead of the conventional hydraulic system), what is stoppig the automotive world from not using Electronic brakes ?

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DCEite Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: (Gur)Gaon Posts: 1,943	Electronic brakes. Possible ? I was wondering with so many advances in automotive technology, why is there no talk about Electronic brakes ? By electronic i mean brakes using electrical motors and wires instead of the conventional mechanical system consisting of rubber hoses and plastic tubes etc. The clear advantages of this system that i can think right now: 1. It will obviously save a lot of assembly and use of plastic. 2. Instantaneous signal to the wheels. Maybe some other advantages, which i can't think of right now. But the question is, if we can have Electronic power steering (which again uses motors and wires instead of the conventional hydraulic system), what is stoppig the automotive world from not using Electronic brakes ?