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Electronic Stability ProgramElectronic Stability Program (ESP) is a registered trademark of DaimlerChrysler AG and used originally for Mercedes-Benz. ESP compares the driver's intended direction in steering and braking inputs, to the vehicle's response, via lateral acceleration, rotation (yaw) and individual wheel speeds. ESP then brakes individual front or rear wheels and/or reduces excess engine power as needed to help correct understeer (plowing) or oversteer (fishtailing). ESP also integrates all-speed traction control, which senses drive-wheel slip under acceleration and individually brakes the slipping wheel or wheels, and/or reduces excess engine power, until control is regained. ESP cannot override a car's physical limits. If a driver pushes the possibilities of the car's chassis and ESP too far, ESP cannot prevent an accident. Other manufacturers use traction control systems under different names: - Audi: shares the Mercedes-Benz ESP - Electronic Stabilization Program
- BMW: Dynamic Stability Control(DSC), inluding Dynamic Traction Control
- Cadillac: All-Speed Traction Control & StabiliTrak
- Jaguar: Dynamic Stability Control (DSC)
- Lexus: Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) and Traction Control (TRAC) systems
- Volvo: Stability and Traction Control (STC), Dynamic Stability and Traction Control (DSTC), & Traction Control (TRACS)
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