Learn how conventional and adaptive cruise control works, how to use it, and when to use it to maintain safe driving speeds and distances.

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Tech Editor Verne Simons installs a Redarc Tow-Pro Elite in a 2022 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon—and it couldn't be much easier.

Brake-by-wire systems insert electronics into the mechanism. In a car with brake-by-wire, pressing the brake pedal sends a signal to a brake control unit that then actuates the brakes.

Many seasoned drivers utilize engine braking techniques to slow down their cars versus heavy braking, which can cause higher-than-average wear on brake pads.

It’s a control module that runs more systems than just your basic brake actuation. It replaces the original brake booster, and it runs electronic stability control and ABS as well.

Volkswagen Group’s order for the new ZF brake control system, which can help increase range, will be established as standard in several million vehicles.