Must be getting Old, Drive by Wire, Steer by Wire, Whats next?

bmw, merc ,poget, reault and ovlov are trialing in europe. the first jap one will be in a lexus

Suzuki Swifts all have electric steering, haven't come across one that has caused any problems yet.
Jon

they have a sreeing box

Electric steering yes but not by wire as such....instead of having a belt driven hydraulic steering pump, "electric steer" vehicles have an electricly (usually) 12v..depending on vehicle) driven hydraulic pump. You still have a steering box as such & should you have a failure with the electric pump, you can still steer it just like you can with a vehicle with a belt driven hydraulic pump....albeit some what heavy

CU down the road
Tony H

New corolla, Honda Jazz, Accord.

steve

Untill our design rules change (not that I think this will in a hurry) all passenger vehicles have a manual steering box or rack....they do have many different forms of assitance, air, hydraulic or electric! The manual link is still part of all the vehicles.

NONE STEER BY WIRE!

Hi Matt, I was wondering when someone would point out that there are no steer by wire cars on public roads yet. It's all on the design boards and some test tracks but no one can show me a vehicle that has passed design rules and is actually available for public use.

KK

Our Mazda 3 has electric assist steering. Feels different to the normal power steering but not that much. It has the same assistance from lock to ock whereas normal power steering gets a little harder at the ends.

Pooley
www.bycompass.com

airbus aircraft.....have been using fly by wire for years .......and......the manufaturer or the wire had a q.a problem for most of the wire supplies........???

Sounds like the very next step to Toyota's CRAWL system - I used to enjoy driving, not being a passenger...! :-)