beep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoFeds Want to Drop Requirement for Autonomous Cars to Have a Brake Pedalwww.nhtsa.govexternal-linkmessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up1107arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up1106arrow-down1external-linkFeds Want to Drop Requirement for Autonomous Cars to Have a Brake Pedalwww.nhtsa.govbeep@piefed.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squaredorkage@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoMost EVs and Hybrids don’t have a direct hydraulic connection between the brake pedal and the wheel cylinders when everything is healthy. There is an accumulator that gets pressurized when you press the brake pedal and then it blends between dynamic and hydraulic brakes as needed.
Most EVs and Hybrids don’t have a direct hydraulic connection between the brake pedal and the wheel cylinders when everything is healthy.
There is an accumulator that gets pressurized when you press the brake pedal and then it blends between dynamic and hydraulic brakes as needed.