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Aug 25, 2016, 6:49 PM

What is EBD (Electronic Brake Force Distribution) and How Does It Work?

Most of the cars today come fitted with ABS or Anti-lock Braking system. Coupled along with ABS, there is another electronic marvel called the EBD or electronic brake force distribution. Simply put, EBD is a system wherein the amount of braking force on each wheel of the car can be varied taking factors such as load bearing on each wheel, condition of the road, speed of the vehicle and so on.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 24, 2016

  What Is Adaptive Cruise Control?

  Adaptive cruise control (ACC) is a highbrow variation of cruise control that 'adapts' a vehicle's speed in accordance to that of the vehicles in front.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 16, 2016

  Audi Vehicles To Talk To U.S. Traffic Signals

  German carmaker Audi is rolling out technology that will allow its vehicles in the United States to communicate with traffic signals, allowing for a more stress-free ride in what it says is the car industry's first commercial use of the nascent technology.

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  Sameer Contractor | Aug 12, 2016

  How BMW's Technology Helped American Swimming Team Win Gold At Rio Olympics

  BMW is helping the US Swimming team athletes train for the Rio Olympics. The athletes are using the automaker's autonomous driving technology to improve and enhance their training skills.

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  car&bike Team | Aug 11, 2016

  Audi Reveals Suspension Which Helps Generate Electricity

  Audi has just revealed plans for a cutting-edge system that can make electricity from the kinetic energy of the suspension. The technology is not new as a patent for such a technology was filed way back in 2005, but Audi would be the first mainstream automaker to use it in a production car.

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  Ronak Shah | Aug 5, 2016

  ZF Group To Setup A Technology Centre In India

  ZF, the German auto-component manufacturer, will setup its first ever technology centre in Hyderabad which will focus on the company's development in software and mechanical engineering. It was just last month that the company's headquarters in Germany had hinted on setting up a new R&D facility in India

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  car&bike Team | Aug 3, 2016

  Blaupunkt Introduces Phone Link Feature In Select Two DIN Systems

  Blaupunkt has introduced the phone link feature for select 2 DIN multimedia systems. This is part of a feature upgrade and will be available on the San Diego530, Las Vegas 530 and San Antonio 640 systems.

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  Carandbike Team | Jul 31, 2016

  Coming Soon: SeaBubbles, The 'Flying' Water Taxi

  To unclog the busy streets of Paris, two entrepreneurs are building an egg-shaped river shuttle that will essentially fly above the Seine, the next iteration of which will be summoned by a smartphone and piloted by a robot.

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  car&bike Team | Jul 30, 2016

  BMW Announces New Engine Lines For Its Future Cars

  BMW has recently announced a new range of 3 and 4 cylinder petrol and diesel engines which will power the future models for itself and its sister company Mini as well. The earliest that we can see these engines doing duty is on the next-gen 3-Series, which will make its international debut sometime towards the end of 2017.

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