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birdpoof (birdpoof@universeodon.com)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 09:01:16 JST birdpoof
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If someone buys it and dies in it, I will laugh. 🤷🏻♀️

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  Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide (infoseepage@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 09:06:58 JST Infoseepage #StopGazaGenocide
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  @thomasfuchs On the other hand, my 65 Mustang has a continuous solid shaft going from the steering wheel to the steering box. This has given it the name spearomatic for its tendency to impale drives in front end collisions.
  There are ways to avoid this mechanically and I have a strong preference for well designed (and well maintained) mechanical solutions for basic things like brakes and steering.
  
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  Mallory's Musings & Mischief (malcircuit@thingy.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 09:12:48 JST Mallory's Musings & Mischief
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  @thomasfuchs To be fair, many new cars are drive-by-wire
  
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  Raven667 (raven667@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 09:35:31 JST Raven667
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  @malcircuit @thomasfuchs I wondered if that was true, the Wikipedia article _does_ say the Cybertruk is the only shipping SbW car https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steer-by-wire but it looks like there are others https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2023-lexus-rz450e-steer-by-wire-yoke-review/ that are at least being planned, and apparently Nissan made one a decade ago but people didn't like it, but it did have a backup traditional steering shaft.
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    Steer-by-wire, in the context of the automotive industry, is a technology or system that allows steering some or all of a vehicle's wheels without a steering column connected to the wheel axles. It is different from electric power steering or power-assist, as those systems still rely on the steering column to transfer some steering torque to the wheels. It is often associated with other drive by wire technologies. A vehicle with a steer-by-wire system may be manually controlled by a driver through a steering wheel, a yoke, or any other steering apparatus which is connected to one or more electronic control units, which uses the input to control steering actuators that turn the wheels side-to-side, steering the vehicle. The steering wheel or yoke may be equipped with haptic feedback to simulate road feel and wheel resistance, and change depending on the vehicle speed or customizable settings.The safety of drive-by-wire systems is often ensured through redundancy, for example through redundant input sensors, redundant vehicle communication networks and power grids, redundant steering actuators per wheel, and fail-operational steering. If steering fails for one...
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  Dan Herbert (danherbert@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 09:37:36 JST Dan Herbert
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  @thomasfuchs @malcircuit Isn't the 2023 Lexus RZ450e a steer by wire vehicle? From reviews I've seen, it works well but I also trust Lexus to make it safe more than I trust Tesla to.
  
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  Some Guy Named Chris (signalthirteen@mastodon.online)'s status on Friday, 29-Dec-2023 10:50:49 JST Some Guy Named Chris
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  @thomasfuchs I would sooner trust a vintage 1978 Pinto Hatchback that is currently on fire and run by Windows ME.
  
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