AT THE MERCY OF A SINGLE FUSE: What If Your Car’s Brakes Fail? Bosch Has a Touchscreen Solution. “Brake-by-wire isn’t some sci-fi fantasy anymore. It’s already here, with plenty of new cars ditching old-school cables and rods for sensors, computers, and electronic gizmos. Instead of a direct link between your foot and the brakes, the car now reads your pedal press and decides how hard to clamp down – all through electronics. However, this approach also raises an important question: What happens when the electronics responsible for stopping your car fail?”