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Re:The paper that came up with Apple Vision Pro's outward-fa... by numpad0 on Thursday June 08, 2023 @06:46PM (#36250293)
Steering is analog. One of reasons why by-wire steering control did not succeed is user feedback, it was tried and failed. Brake pedal is analog too, just assisted and override-able. Gas pedal had been all digital for some time.

Also, it’s true that Airbus sidestick is fully electronic, but there’s a nuance in engine control being in the center on airplanes. Until automated, engine control on airliners was a task of a flight engineer, like it still is on ocean going ships. So fully digitalized engine control is a replacement to the FE, not necessarily an automation of what originally was a pilot’s task. Which means, I think, pushing a vehicle forward was never necessarily the responsibility of a pilot or a driver, though controlling where not to go is.

Re:The paper that came up with Apple Vision Pro's outward-fa... by fooker on Thursday June 08, 2023 @06:50PM (#36250342)
>Steering is analog.

This is changing rapidly. eg:

https://www.infinitiusa.com/infiniti-news/technology/direct-...

Re:The paper that came up with Apple Vision Pro's outward-fa... by numpad0 on Thursday June 08, 2023 @08:37PM (#36251489)
That was the failed attempt I was referring to, literally a decade ago. Toyota is doing a retry with bZ4X/Lexus RZ, and those three are the only known cars to have passed prototype stages with (front wheel)Steer-By-Wire.