Also known as electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), this technology traces its roots to the mid-eighties when carmakers began developing advanced traction control ...

We've been controlling cars for over a hundred years and our research shows we've been doing with rare exceptions, a terrible job of it. Traffic has killed more people than all the wars in history and ...

Suppliers already are profiting on systems that control vehicle stability, but European and U.S. regulatory changes are likely to boost this business even more. Antilock brakes are standard on many ...

I had a bit of imposter syndrome driving the Chevrolet Corvette Z06 on track last year. More so than usual. Here was a 670-hp mid-engine, rear-drive car with near-slick tires that had suffered the ...

All modern Volkswagens come with incredibly intrusive stability control and traction control systems from the factory. Stock, they work OK and don’t feel too bad. But if you’re like me, and you can’t ...

The alphabet soup near your steering wheel or dashboard that lists a bunch of letters like “DSC,” “ESC,” “VSC” or any combination thereof, means less than nothing to most drivers. Yet ESC, or ...

Traction control has been a required feature on all new cars sold in the U.S. since 2012, likewise antilock brakes and stability control — though the feature predated the government requirement by ...

FORD has reacted to competition by introducing adaptive ESP traction control as standard on the new Transit from January 2007. When the new model was originally launched in the summer, ESP was a ...

Editor’s note: This article was last updated on Dec. 1, 2022. It has been reviewed by Cars.com Senior News Editor Jennifer Harrington and is still accurate. Traction control and antilock brake systems ...

In terms of safety, both variants come with electric Parking Brake, All four-wheel disc brakes, Electronic Stability Program (ESP), Traction Control System (TCS), Hill Hold Control (HAC), ABS + EBD, ...

Lots of newer cars have complex ABS and stability control systems that can't be fully disabled, even if there's a button that seems like it should turn everything off. If you're in a situation where ...

I can't get a straight or detailed answer as to how Detroit Truetracs complement and/or enhance brake-based traction control systems, specifically a Jeep JK with BLD, or Brake Limited Differential ...