Bosch has just completed testing its new new brake-by-wire technology on public roads. The Bosch development team traveled more than 2,050 miles (3,300 km) across several climate zones to reach the Arctic Circle in six days ... in a Nissan Ariya.
  • Annoyed_🦀 @lemmy.zipEnglish
    20·
    4 days ago

    The technology, known as hydraulic brake-by-wire, removes the mechanical link between the brake system and the brake pedal

    So basically they turn the mechanical signal(foot pedal) to digital signal then back to mechanical signal(hydraulic brake actuator) instead of 1 to 1 mechanical braking.

    The technology saves weight and installation space by eliminating the requirement for hydraulics

    Now the car is 0.1% lighter! And cheaper to produce so they can raise the price even more because reasons!

    The technology incorporates two independent hydraulic brake actuators – a by-wire actuator and an ESP (electronic stability program) actuator. This arrangement does away with the redundancy required for conventional integrated power brake systems, in which malfunctions may occur in the mechanical connection to the brake pedal.

    Now car can be even more dangerous to drive because they doesn’t need safety redundancy!

    It’s also possible to come up with new brake pedal concepts that have considerably less travel, which frees up room for innovative interior designs.

    Like the one that will caught on the mat!

    On motorcycles, brake-by-wire would require a lot of redundancy and failsafes to make sure that the smallest malfunction wouldn’t endanger the rider.

    And on car, you just crash into the crowd as an emergency braking! Very safe!

      • RangerJosey@lemmy.mlEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        If my life depends on it to function. I want manual connections that are reliable. Fly by wire isn’t. It’s needlessly complicated when hydraulics are reliable, dependable, and user servicable.

        I don’t need my brakes to stop working because of a blown fuse or bad sensor. I want less complex, less expensive cars. Not more expensive, more complicated, and less reliable ones.

        If you trust them. You’re welcome to it. I don’t, and won’t. Call me a luddite if you feel the need.