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Re:Tesla cut a steering component from some cars, didn’t tel... by gilrain on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @08:28AM (#30258105)
That paragraph is a straightforward description of power steering. It doesn’t suggest that Teslas are drive by wire. The article is not incorrect in this instance.
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Re:Tesla cut a steering component from some cars, didn’t tel... by joenathanone on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @09:52AM (#30259050)
Then why even mention it? Power steering isn’t anything new or unique.
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Re:Tesla cut a steering component from some cars, didn’t tel... by DerekRobot on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @12:51PM (#30261777)
I'm alright with the author mentioning it because some of the steering behavior is defined in software in newer cars.
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Re:Tesla cut a steering component from some cars, didn’t tel... by joenathanone on Tuesday February 08, 2022 @01:31PM (#30262416)
Electronic power steering has been in use since the mid 80's, the article is framing it as some new technology. And steering behavior has been software defined since the intro of electronic power steering with electronic stability control(introed in 1983), etc...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_stability_control

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