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Bosch Unveils New Brake Technology

https://thebrakereport.com/bosch-unveils-new-brake-technology-driving-future-automation/
8•effnorwood•2h ago

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sans_souse•2h ago
I was thinking about exactly this possibility just a few weeks ago. Always nice to see a new, innovative technology that allows higher granularity in control, without pushing additional bloat or further limiting other areas of user controls..

To anyone wondering this essentially turns your brake pedal into a gas-like brake pedal.

Now what I'm wondering is, can we tie this all to the brake-light brightness?

baby_souffle•1h ago
As a species, people perceive brightness non-linearly and it even differs between individuals and with age. You would want to have a group of break lights could you light up in relation to the braking Force. 30% brightness is hard to figure out but one of three brake lights is easier to grock.
tracker1•36m ago
I thought of such a beast for a long while... that it would be cool to have an LED array that increased in numbers based on brake pressure.

Aside: anyone else ever been driving behind a large vehicle with the brake lights out? That's a not fun exercise right there.

tekno45•29m ago
how does this improve the driving experience?

Is "i wonder how hard they're breaking" really a problem?

People drive too close to each other already

tracker1•20m ago
When you're on a highway at 75-80mph in Phoenix towards the evening sun, and see a couple brake-lights ahead it can help understand the massive difference in terms of do I need to slam my own brakes or just take my foot off the accelerator alone.
m463•16m ago
brake lights are already disconnected from the brake pedal. many ev brake lights will come one based on deceleration, without touching the brake pedal.
WarOnPrivacy•1h ago
The new tech is a Brake-by-Wire system controlled by a touch-sensitive pad.

I did my best to extract details from the article's mountain of seo fluff. I think Bosch is trying to maximize complexity of a safety-critical system by deeply integrating it into all the other bits of the car.

Okay. We do build war aircraft that way and they're awesome but they also need a steady stream of $billions to keep them flying.

My recommendation if Bosch wants to be a radical leader in auto tech, invent tactile controls and place them where they can be reached w/o taking eyes off of roads.

Then blow everyone away by inventing non-blinding headlights.

commandersaki•58m ago
I'm suspicious of any physical control being replaced with anything touch sensitive.
tracker1•38m ago
I'm largely there with you... I've frankly always had mixed feelings about it. Nothing like having your brakes or steering lose pressure while driving down the highway.

That said, steering without at least hydrolic/power assist is rough on your forearms.

m463•20m ago
waiting for... doesn't work when feet are wet.

Honestly, I think *-by-wire technology can exist, but I don't think it should be trusted to cost-reduction-at-any-cost manufacturers.

I've heard the cybertruck steer-by-wire has a control lag. And then there's the no-mechanical-escape door handles.

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