Tesla new steer-by-wire, that'll be a HELL NO for me....

[timk225]

Tesla has some great technology, but some things should not be trusted to computers and electronics, and removing the physical steering parts of the car is one of them. As it is now, if the autopilot computer EFFS up, you can grab the wheel and take over. But when you trust the computer to do ALL the steering.... NO.

I won't buy a car with steer by wire technology. Not gonna happen.

 

[CaptUAL]

Ha….For Gods sake don’t fly on any Airliner….Nothing but fly-by-wire…Works just fine

 

[mike01]

Ha….For Gods sake don’t fly on any Airliner….Nothing but fly-by-wire…Works just fine

Initially the idea of steer-by-wire seemed a little concerning, but that is an excellent way of thinking about it. Airliner implementation of fly-by-wire has actually improved safety.

 

[zoomer0056]

Is Tesla gonna do steer-by-wire? Toyota does it but I read there is a lag in response.

 

[timk225]

In the case of a car, I see no way that there can be any benefit by not having a physical link to the wheels.

 

[HankLloydRight]

I tend to agree. Cars do not go through the constant and rigorous inspection,maintenance, and upkeep that commercial airplanes do. Also, planes tend to have multiple back systems in case of primary system failure. What's Tesla going to have?

 

[Two-rocks]

It's inevitable.
How many cars have throttle by wire?
It's about manufacturing efficiency - the best part is no part.

 

[SpoonMXP]

I heard the rumor that the Project Highland M3 will have it. I have doubts on that.
Technology like this should not be sold in the masses to prevent any issues that might occur.
If this is coming, I would think it would only be on less likely on the M3P models only.
Most likely, this will go on the S/X first before they introduce it to the 3/Y.
Personally, I love that idea of a DBW, and can't wait to test drive one first before I decide.

 

[timk225]

Flying an airplane on wires is one thing, but you'd lose a lot of road feel by doing it in a car. Back when I had my old 1971 Plymouth Valiant, I'd be out on rough roads and feeling the whole experience in a car with worn out shocks, no sway bars, marginal brakes, and the cheapest used tires I could find. Sometimes a good thing, sometimes not.

 

[YNaut]

In the case of a car, I see no way that there can be any benefit by not having a physical link to the wheels.

Progressive steering with a yoke is one possibility.

 

[ElectroCat]

The only cars that are not drive by wire are those with out power steering, power brakes and cable driven carburetor

 

[HankLloydRight]

Ummmm. No.

 

[SpoonMXP]

The only cars that are not drive by wire are those with out power steering, power brakes and cable driven carburetor

I think you don't know what drive by wire technology is.

 

[OxBrew]

I'm not buying any steer by wire car, but I can see that at some point it could prove as reliable as mechanical steering.

My 1986 Land Cruiser had the pitman arm fall off the steering box, luckily 3 houses down from mine. All steering gone. Any system can fail. So choose your poison. What bugs me right now about steer by wire is the need for electricity to drive it. We all know about dead batteries, happens all the time. How would you steer a dead car? Solvable, but I've not seen the solution, so I'm not comfortable with it.

 

[Ampre Sand]

Our cars accelerate by wire, and they even brake by wire when you're one-pedaling it. There's no reason steer-by-wire couldn't be just as reliable as those subsystems. I would presume auto manufacturers, including Tesla, would have drivetrain software engineers working on that, and not the web designers (no disrespect intended, but there is a huge difference in a web site crashing and your drivetrain system spontaneously rebooting).

 

[OxBrew]

Yeah, it can be as reliable as the drive motors, but they fail when the battery dies.

And the brakes still have a mechanical link.

I'm just not going first.

 

[Workmailman]

Tesla has some great technology, but some things should not be trusted to computers and electronics, and removing the physical steering parts of the car is one of them. As it is now, if the autopilot computer EFFS up, you can grab the wheel and take over. But when you trust the computer to do ALL the steering.... NO.

I won't buy a car with steer by wire technology. Not gonna happen.

Our breaks are by wire bud..

 

[ATPMSD]

It's inevitable.
How many cars have throttle by wire?
It's about manufacturing efficiency - the best part is no part.

Every EV is throttle by wire.

 

[Two-rocks]

My 1999 F350 diesel pickup was a throttle by wire - that's a lotta years ago.

 

[jsmay311]

Our breaks [sic] are by wire bud..

Are they really?

I’m no expert on brake systems, but this YouTuber did a tear down of a Bosch brake booster used in Teslas and showed/described where there’s a mechanical connection between the brake pedal and master cylinder.