What If Your Car's Brakes Fail? Bosch Has a Touchscreen Solution

What If Your Car's Brakes Fail? Bosch Has a Touchscreen Solution

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What If Your Electronic Brakes Fail?

Brake-by-wire isn't some sci-fi fantasy anymore. It's already here, with plenty of new cars ditching old-school cables and rods for sensors, computers, and electronic gizmos. Instead of a direct link between your foot and the brakes, the car now reads your pedal press and decides how hard to clamp down – all through electronics.

However, this approach also raises an important question: What happens when the electronics responsible for stopping your car fail?

Bosch thinks it has a solution. The company just filed a patent for a backup braking system that steps in when the main electronics go on vacation. Basically, it's an extra safety net that could let you bring your car to a stop even if the usual tech throws in the towel.

Bosch's Backup Plan Includes a Touchscreen Button

First spotted by CarMoses, the patent describes a system that uses three separate control units. The first and second handle the vehicle's regular braking operations, while the third continuously monitors them for potential failures.

If the third...