ESC – Development History
Safety as a standard – a success story.
The electronic stability control ESC can now be found in vehicles of all categories and classes. It can therefore exhibit one of the most successful development stories although being one of the newest vehicle technologies. This has made it a bestseller:
- 1973: Development of a first theoretical concept by Bosch
- 1984: Beginning of basic development in a vehicle by Bosch
- 1992: Daimler-Benz AG, today Daimler AG, works in cooperation with Bosch on the first production application.
- 1995: ESC is introduced for the first time in the Mercedes-Benz S-class
- 2009: For 91% of all available vehicles in Germany, ESC is an option. (Source: accident analysis of insurers, UDV)
Today, many abbreviations for ESC exist which are used by diverse automobile manufactures. Examples:
- CST: Controllo Stabilita (Ferrari)
- DSC: Dynamic Stability Control (BMW, Jaguar, Mazda)
- DSTC: Dynamic stability and traction control (Volvo)
- ESP: Electronic Stability Program; Incorporated brand of Daimler AG (AUDI, Daimler, Chrysler, Ford, Opel, Peugeot, Renault, SEAT, Skoda, VW)
- ESC: Electronic Stability Control (Neutral designation)
- MASC – Mitsubishi Active Stability Control (Mitsubishi)
- PSM: Porsche Stability Management (Porsche)
- StabiliTrack (Cadillac, Chevrolet)
- VDC: Vehicle Dynamic Control (Diverse)
- VSA: Vehicle Stability Assist (Honda)
- VSC: Vehicle Stability Control (Daihatsu, Toyota)
