Stay far the fuck away from these things.

  • SpeakinTelnet@programming.dev
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    22 days ago

    Lag shouldn’t be an issue for a “normal” car because you still have a physical connection between the steering and the wheel. Worst case you’ll have more resistance if the power steering system fails.

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      22 days ago

      Exactly, from the driver’s perspective, you know what the tires are doing.

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      21 days ago

      That’s not likely to be the case much longer, at least in some brands. Toyota got approval to mass market sell steer by wire in the US last year, though I think they’ve only released one crossover with it

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        21 days ago

        I’m pretty sure that by “normal” car we were just talking about non-steer-by-wire cars. Maybe I misunderstood.

        Either way it was tested by some manufacturers in the past and if I remember correctly users generally disliked either the feeling or the simple knowledge that they have something between them and the wheels. We’ll see