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Steer by wire is pretty much the only cool thing. It exists elsewhere sure, but not in vehicles of this size
It's not even cool, it's scary. What happens when this 7,000 pound brick loses power? There's now a battering ram flying down the road with absolutely no control.
I don't understand the scenario where it would be flying down the road and not having power.
Cars die on the road all the time. Imagine you're on the highway, hit a bump, and knock a connection loose
Non-flat roads do exist.
So do brakes.
Wow, surprised I haven't seen this being discussed more.
There's no failsafe? Jesus.
Nope, the steering wheel has no mechanical connection to the wheels. There's not even a mechanical emergency brake, that needs to be done electrically too.
*parking brake not emergency brake. Most of these ratchet down and wouldn't be very useful in an emergency since they'd just cause your rear wheels to lock up and lose traction.
If your main brakes go out, locking up is going to stop you quicker than coasting. Yes you'll lose traction, and that has its own dangers, but you will come to a stop.
Well that's disconcerting.