The company is now preparing a second facelift and Mercedes has confirmed the model will embrace steer-by-wire technology as well as a yoke steering wheel.
Why do we need steer by wire again?
I don’t know, I’m just waiting for Bluetooth steering.
Less cost probably
So you can steer it with a ps4 controller?
With lots of trial and error in a $100k+ car
Easier for autonomous driving, now why we actually need autonomous driving is the real question when it doesn’t work safety in all situations.
Is it though?
Is it what? Easier? Fuck yeah is it easier.
By wire you just send the same signals as the wheel does, without having to move any unnecessary parts. Its more control, less moving parts, faster and mpre granular response because of thst
For hydraulic pump you have to have fine control motors manage it and you moving the entire system.
Electric pump you have the motors but also the entire steering shaft to now move, including the wheel, and you have the same at a distance problems as before.
The first is proper control, the other two really isn’t as its like steering with long poles.
None of that sounds easier. No one has used hydraulic pumps for years.
What, spinning the steering wheel, which is what both electric and hydraulic pumps (which are the only common options for modern cars) would have to do when beingdriven autonomously, that is easier?
You’ll need to define exactly what you thing is easier and supports autonomous driving.
Neither are easier
There are clearly difficulty levels with the two options, drive by wire and tge other being electric or hydraulic.
The former has been working for years, doesn’t spin the steering wheel while its being driven autonomously. It allows for fine control, isn’t coupled to the steering wheel turns.
The later spins the wheel which is a huge issue, works a step removed so lacks control and timing, is coupled to the speed of the steering wheel and requires more power consumption.
Its pretty obvious which is the terrible solution for autonomous driving, its not even close
“Disastrous?” Biased much?
Mercedes went on to say road vibrations transmitted through the steering wheel are eliminated
How is that a good thing? Don’t purple usually want feedback from the road? If a force acts on my wheels, shouldn’t I feel it in the steering wheel to know what is going on with my car?
Generally people who want that kind of driving style don’t buy the Mercedes S-Class.
Nobody wants this. Will also be illegal in China.
consumers ignored the anonymous, electric blob.
It’s not in my price range and I don’t need a car right now, so I guess I’m not the person to salvage their sales numbers, but am I really the only one who likes the design of the eqs and the eqe?
