brake
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Unlike some vehicles from competitors like Waymo or Tesla’s Robotaxi service, Zoox’s robotaxi doesn’t have a steering wheel or brake pedals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The aircraft hit the sand and rolled for about 100 feet before Mike made a hard turn, forcing the aircraft to brake and enabling the pair to emerge unscathed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
This process acted as a natural brake on warming for millions of years and helped move Earth toward its present cooler climate.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 16, 2026
Just a few days earlier, U.S. regulators proposed nixing rules requiring manual brake pedals in autonomous vehicles.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 1, 2026
I tried to brake the stool by sticking my leg out and hooking my foot on the one next to it.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
On the front brakes it just braked a lot more than what I thought and in the rear brakes there was no deceleration at all.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
The car braked, steered and accelerated more smoothly than my Ford Mustang Mach-E.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
“The Waymo Driver braked hard, reducing speed from approximately 17 mph to under 6 mph before contact was made.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
When she braked, a third agent became visible standing in front of the car.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2026
Finally, near the bottom of Sugar Hill, Daryl braked.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
Since regenerative braking lets you drive with just the accelerator pedal, I go days without ever touching the brake pedal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
Tesla has not clarified if its semitruck has an automatic emergency braking system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
But it comes equipped with standard cruise control and modern safety features such as automatic emergency braking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
In these circumstances, the battery does not have enough capacity to deliver a full charge on both straights, and it's not possible to recover enough energy in one braking zone to fully recharge it.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Wildly, Alfred bolted across the street, side-stepping a taxicab by inches, ignoring the horns and curses of braking drivers.
From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte
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