Brake-by-wire: Dropped by Mercedes!

Mercedes decided to drop the brake-by-wire technology for their future cars. Maybe they have too many doubts due to their bad experience with reliability lately.
Anyway, we believe this is the opposite of "Foursprung".

Mercedes-Benz is to stop fitting its Sensotronic Brake Control (SBC) electronic brake-by-wire technology in the CLS and E-Class ranges next year, reverting to a conventional hydraulic system.

SBC will remain in the SL, SLR and CL-Class ranges, where it has already undergone substantial modifications. The news follows extensive recalls - 100,000 cars in the UK alone and two million worldwide - and negative feedback from customers. The recalls will not have helped the public's perception of the technology.

A Mercedes insider told whatcar.com: "SBC is as good as our other braking systems, and sometimes better, but we cannot get the doubts out of customers' heads."

Foursprung, Brake-by-wire, Safety

Source: 4Car via Autoblog

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