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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Steer by wire is pretty much the only cool thing. It exists elsewhere sure, but not in vehicles of this size

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's not even cool, it's scary. What happens when this 7,000 pound brick loses power? There's now a battering ram flying down the road with absolutely no control.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nope, the steering wheel has no mechanical connection to the wheels. There's not even a mechanical emergency brake, that needs to be done electrically too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

*parking brake not emergency brake. Most of these ratchet down and wouldn't be very useful in an emergency since they'd just cause your rear wheels to lock up and lose traction.