Land vehicles and methods of operating land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and a brake system. The frame structure includes a front cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. Each of plurality of wheels is sized to permit direct integration of an electric motor therein.

An electromechanical wheel brake for a motor vehicle, has an electromotive drive assembly designed to impinge a drive shaft with a torque. A transmission assembly transmits a torque acting on the drive shaft to an output shaft. A clamping device converts a torque acting on the output shaft into a clamping force acting along a clamping direction. A clamping force sensor system determines the clamping force generated by the clamping device. A control unit controls the drive assembly on the basis of a brake request and an applied clamping force. The drive assembly, the transmission assembly and the clamping device are each functional modules which can be checked for their respective function and, in the installed state, enter into operative connection via correspondingly designed interfaces. In the installed state of the wheel brake the interfaces establish a signal connection between the control unit and the clamping force sensor system.