Tesla is the first automaker in the U.S. to include a steer-by-wire system in a new vehicle in recent years. Here's why the ...

Throttle-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire. In the auto industry, it means using an electrical or electromechanical connection as opposed to mechanical linkages to control the vehicle's systems ...

TOKYO, Oct 20, 2022 - (JCN Newswire) - - Hitachi Astemo, Ltd. has developed a prototype of a new steer-by-wire steering device that eliminates the conventional steering wheel and expands the cabin ...

The question still lingers: Does Apple intend to produce its own car? If the latest patent published is any indication, it would appear so. That's because the patent is for a critical bit of ...

Mercedes-Benz says it will be launching by-wire steering in 2026 Its all-electric EQS saloon will be the first production model with the tech The tech requires some driver adaptation and initially isn ...

Toyota is not the first automaker to put steer-by-wire into a production car.­­ Nissan did it with the Infiniti Q50 nearly 10 years ago, but where Toyota’s new system is significantly different is ...

Lexus turned some heads when it announced that the Lexus RZ, its first all-electric SUV, would be offered with a yoke steering wheel instead of the traditional circular one, but it's what's behind ...

When it comes to the all-new, all-electric Lexus RZ, it's easy to get the impression things are a bit of a hit-or-miss affair, with the whole novel EV drivetrain shoved into what looks like a typical ...

Steering wheels, watch your backs. This summer will see the world's first production steer-by-wire car—the steering wheel talks to a computer, and the computer talks to the wheels. Eventually the ...

KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has developed a new steering wheel for steer-by-wire steering systems. 1 With its advanced design, this steering wheel contributes ...

Lots of automakers offer electrically assisted power-steering systems, but Nissan’s “independent control steering technology” — which could appear as early as next year in Infiniti G-series models — ...

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