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cyberaxyesterday at 11:28 PM3 repliesview on HN

Moreover, Technique X does not actually provide any significant value.

The whole steer-by-wire in CT happened because Musk wanted a yoke as the control system. And a yoke requires progressive steering which is impractical without steer-by-wire.


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rootusrootusyesterday at 11:37 PM

> does not actually provide any significant value

If that were true, it would not explain why other manufacturers are headed the same direction. The CT is not the only steer-by-wire vehicle.

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rcontitoday at 12:29 AM

steer-by-wire makes safety nannies way easier, eg, the ones that jerk the wheel out of your hands when they decide you're too close to a line on the road.

wat10000today at 12:52 AM

Other models got the yoke but not the steer by wire.