Have any of you ever driven a car with a modern stability control system? My BMW has one and it works great and really is useful especially in winter conditions! Each wheel's power and/or ABS brakes are automatically and separately modulated if the computer detects lose of traction, a sideways slide etc. Simply put the system makes the car go in the direction the steering is pointed (at if this is physically possible).
You gotta love German automotive engineering!
How does what you described differ from the traction control that Ford used on several models that can detect a spinning wheel and apply the brake to that wheel to transfer power to the other wheel, as well as to cut back on the throttle?