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Re:Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automakers to mo... by Turskarama on Thursday December 07, 2023 @09:32PM (#38564699)
Two motors is great and all, but that only provides motor redundancy and won't help if something happens to the electrical system.

Planes are fly by wire but that's because they literally have to be, no amount of gym time will let you move the rudder on a 737 by hand.

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Re:Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automakers to mo... by masklinn on Friday December 08, 2023 @12:32AM (#38565771)
The 737 is not fly by wire.
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Re:Tesla shares 48V architecture with other automakers to mo... by Turskarama on Friday December 08, 2023 @12:53AM (#38565864)
Ok fair enough, it is hydraulic assisted instead but for the point I'm trying to make it's essentially the same thing in so far as it requires power.
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