What is the EBA in Your Peugeot 3008?

The Peugeot 3008 new model has an innovative feature known as the Emergency Brake Assist or EBA. This is a relatively new feature on the Peugeot 3008 and other car brands, and it should come as no surprise that many people don’t understand what this feature is or how it works. In this article, we will explain the functionality of your EBA and look at how this technology has developed over the years.

What is EBA?

Although EBA is a new Peugeot 3008 feature, it’s actually been around in one form factor or another for quite a few years. Many cars over the last decade have been fitted with EBA, but the technology has really matured in the last couple of years. Essentially, EBA is a system that allows your car to come to a complete halt in a time faster than a human driver could manage. Imagine a nightmare scenario, a child runs out into the road between two parked cars, and you don’t have time to react. This is where the EBA would come into its own; the braking system would recognise the urgency due to the way that your foot has become clamped down on the brake pedal. The EBA will then take over and apply brakes far harder and faster than a human driver could possibly manage. This means that the car will be significantly slower, the accident may be avoided entirely, but if a collision does occur the damage will be reduced due to the lower impact speed.

Why EBA?

EBA or Emergency Brake Assist used to be known by the simpler moniker of Brake Assist or BA. The word Emergency was added to emphasise what this technology was actually designed for. This type of braking is known as an emergency or panic stop, and it occurs when last resort braking is used to avoid a fast developing situation. For this reason, EBA is not a collision avoidance technology like autonomous emergency braking or AEB. The EBA system will never sense the need to brake in isolation; it needs a human component to make it work as intended, unlike AEB. The amount of brake force applied at any one time will determine if and when the EBA will work.

The History of EBA

The EBA system development began with Mercedes Benz, and they debuted the technology in 1996 on the SL Roadster and the S-Class sedan. The EBA was then rolled out to the rest of their stable by 1998, and this was quickly followed by a similar system from BMW and Volvo. By 2009 every vehicle sold in the EU had to have EBA fitted as standard equipment. Here in Australia, Holden VY Commodore was the first car to feature EBA across the entire line up back in 2002. The technology continues to get better, and EBA has become a vital system to make our cars even safer to use.

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