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Worth mentioning that Mercedes discontinued sensotronic two decades ago for the E and a bit later for the lower volume models (for the E they did it with a facelift, not even a full model change). They then reverted to regular hydraulic brakes.
SBC wasn't even bad but since the pump had a limited lifespan (400k runs programmed in, which is 1.6 million times pressing the brake pedal assuming there's no leak from the accumulator) and people weren't used to the linear feel of the pedal, it developed a reputation so bad they offer a 25 year warranty in NA for it. Put it this way: the oldest SBC cars only recently came out of active warranty for it and it covers the whole brake system, even ABS sensors and such. Most SBC cars still have the warranty.
So it's a "thing" but not a very common one by any means. A few cars do offer it.