Local News TRW's Electric Park Brake Technology Gains Momentum April 17, 2012 / 9:15 PM EDT / CBS Detroit ...

With EVs, such as the Lucid Air, Rivian R1T, and Volkswagen ID.4, you press and hold the Park button to engage the electronic parking brake.

The manual parking brake is going the way of hand-cranked windows, ashtrays, and using a key to start a car—replaced by a small switch you can activate with just the tip of your finger.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the recall of more than 870,700 Ford F-150 trucks because of an issue with the vehicle’s electric parking brakes.

Ford is recalling models of its top-selling vehicles, the F-150 pickup trucks, due to issues with the electric parking brakes. More than 870,000 vehicles from 2021 through 2023 are included in the ...

It integrates neatly into the hat portion of a standard disc brake assembly, and is called a 'drum-in-hat' parking brake. Because it is electric, TRW calls it the eDIH system.

Of them, 299 alleged unintended electric parking brake activation. And of those, 19 allege unintended parking brake activation while driving. Thankfully, no one was hurt.

The electric parking brake market industry is projected to grow from USD 2.64 Billion in 2023 to USD 11.351 Billion by 2032, exhibiting a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 20.00% during the ...

According to the report, the "electrical park brake (EPB) market" was valued at $3.5 billion in 2023, and is estimated to reach $14.3 billion by 2033, growing at a CAGR of 15.6% from 2024 to 2033.

"Instead, the cars will be equipped with electric parking brakes. One car in four in Europe will feature an electric parking brake by 2015. That’s more than five times as many as in 2008." ...