Electronic stability control (ESC)

Current consensus

Electronic stability control is the vehicle system that continuously monitors steering and vehicle direction and compares intended direction to the vehicle’s actual direction and intervenes by applying the brakes independently to each of the wheels to correct loss of control much faster than a typical human driver.

Explanation

Note: Also referred to as dynamic stability control (DSC) and other proprietary names. Intended direction is determined by measuring steering wheel angle,the vehicle’s actual direction is determined by measuring lateral acceleration, vehicle rotation and individual road wheel speeds.