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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by Reason077 on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:20PM (#39599078)
> “There are still regulations in place that require a mechanical connection to the steering wheel and rack”

Are you sure? Fully “steer by wire” vehicles with no mechanical steering link are already in production. The Tesla Cybertruck is the most well-known example.

Toyota/Lexus has also been demonstrating steer-by-wire for a while (Lexus RZ), and it will apparently ship in consumer vehicles later this year.

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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by lokedhs on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:33PM (#39599133)
Are any of these cars available outside the US? From what I've been able to tell, US regulations are much weakest in this regard which is possibly why there are so many words cars there.
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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by Reason077 on Monday March 04, 2024 @10:45PM (#39599190)
The Lexus steer-by-wire tech is expected to ship in Europe later this year:

https://www.drive.com.au/news/toyota-lexus-steer-by-wire-sys...

(In some aspects the US automotive regulations are actually stricter than in Europe. For example, in Europe there are some vehicles (eg: Audi) where the wing mirrors are replaced by screens/cameras, but this is not permitted in the US. Adaptive matrix headlights are also not allowed in the US.)

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Re:European crash tester says carmakers must bring back phys... by kevin_thibedeau on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @12:54AM (#39599906)
Adaptive headlights are coming soon.
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