The idea of removing the mechanical connection between steering and the front wheels of your car is enough to have someone with a semblance of technical knowledge that is recoil in a cloud of skepticism.
After all, leaving the very important question of changing lanes and navigating fast lands to a computer could be filled with all kinds of technical problems. So much added Infiniti a back-up mechanical steering column to its control-for-wire Q50 model when it was launched back in 2014. You know, just in case.
But times are changing, and a growing number of manufacturers now see the technology as important for the development of tomorrow’s vehicles – especially those that have already avoided many mechanical parts for battery packs and electric engines.
Mercedes-Benz is undoubtedly one of the most profiled manufacturers to advocate the use of city-wire management, which recently is that its updated all-electric EQS-Saloon will be the first production model to allocate the technology next year.
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Faster entry response time, reduced physical effort from the driver and an almost complete removal of ugly vibrations from rough surfaces are just a few reasons why the German mark says it is aimed at computers for management tasks.
On top of this, it says the new ÅK controller -Design releases the knee room and makes it much easier to climb in and out of the car. Oh, and Mercedes also feels that the steering wheel becomes less important when its cars continue on the path forward larger levels of automation.
Tesla famously added a control to its Model 3 and others in selected regions, but these vehicles did not contain the control-for-wire system that was later introduced to Cybertruck.
Some Model S, X and 3 owners hit back and said that yoke control made it difficult to rotate the wheel enough in difficult parking maneuvers, while the ÅT-mounted flash buttons could become fiddly to work when, for example, Traverses a roundabout.
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After testing it even in a US-Spec Model 3, I wasn’t convinced. It was impossible to move a hand position, which made it uncomfortable to use over longer drives, and it was built me in knots and tried to turn park it in a bay.
However, Stear-by-Wire effectively negates the need to rotate the wheel more than a few degrees to achieve full lock. The system is able to recognize low -speed parking situations and will automatically speed up control response, as it does in the hulking cyber truck.
The updated Lexus RZ will be one of the first global cars to receive a control-for-wire system, which also comes with a yoke instead of a traditional round wheel.
The Japanese company says it is configured with a ‘lock-to-lock’ rotation of about 200 degrees, which means far less wheel-twirling when turning.
Reinvent the wheel
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Mercedes-Benz believes that its control-for-wire technology, no matter what is divisive, it may have a huge impact on the driver’s comfort.
“In combination with future conditional and highly automated driving systems, the driver could have a new, even more relaxed position in the long term,” the company said after revealing its latest technology.
In addition, the unobstructed view of Marque’s impressive Superscreen -Infotainment -Array, which it recently announced on the upcoming CLA. Mercedes even goes a long way to mention that the Åk could act as a playing peripheral when the owner is parked or charges.
Despite the clear advantages, By-Wire control requires some customization from the driver-it is not an easy thing to gel with the same.
But with Toyota, Mercedes-Benz and Tesla, all of which now offer the technology, it is very likely that a larger number of future models will start playing with the — Ice-off those who continue to push to the autonomous driving agenda.
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