German researchers at Saarland University and the Center for Mechatronics and Automation Technology (ZeMA) are working to ...

Brake boosters assist drivers by multiplying the force they apply to the brake pedal. These boosters use engine vacuum, an electric pump (diesel engines produce little or no engine vacuum) or ...

Miniaturized pumps and valves that rely on the motion of dielectric elastomeric silicone films are being created in Saarland, ...

This recall includes the Jetta, Golf, Passat, and Beetle. The camshaft lobe that can break off drives the brake vacuum pump, and if the problem occurs drivers would lose power assistance and ...