Originally Posted By: wapacz
Originally Posted By: ShiningArcanine
This worries me because the video says that the issue is pre-mature wear. As far as my understanding of the english language is concerned, that means that the pedals were supposed to wear out and experience this issue at some point anyway, except at that point, the car would likely be out of warranty. That would mean that all drive by wire cars on the market could be ticking time bombs in terms of experiencing this.
At what point would mature wear cause this issue? Also, was this issue able to occur on vehicles that did not have drive by wire systems? Also, I heard that if you turn off your engine, you can steer your car to the side of the road, but you lose power steering when you do. I thought that with a drive by wire system, the steering wheel should not be mechanically connected to wheels, so if you turn the engine off, how can the wheels on the car turn when you turn the wheel?
In the Vernacular that we are using the drive by wire, we are talking about the throttle having no direct linkage to the gas pedal. I don't believe the government will ever allow a total drive by wire system in automobiles. By this I mean they will require brakes and steering to always have a mechanical linkage. So that in the case of total system electrical failure you can still use both.
That makes the notion of cars being drive by wire a misnomer. What is the benefit to doing it if you do not implement a complete system?
Originally Posted By: ShiningArcanine
This worries me because the video says that the issue is pre-mature wear. As far as my understanding of the english language is concerned, that means that the pedals were supposed to wear out and experience this issue at some point anyway, except at that point, the car would likely be out of warranty. That would mean that all drive by wire cars on the market could be ticking time bombs in terms of experiencing this.
At what point would mature wear cause this issue? Also, was this issue able to occur on vehicles that did not have drive by wire systems? Also, I heard that if you turn off your engine, you can steer your car to the side of the road, but you lose power steering when you do. I thought that with a drive by wire system, the steering wheel should not be mechanically connected to wheels, so if you turn the engine off, how can the wheels on the car turn when you turn the wheel?
In the Vernacular that we are using the drive by wire, we are talking about the throttle having no direct linkage to the gas pedal. I don't believe the government will ever allow a total drive by wire system in automobiles. By this I mean they will require brakes and steering to always have a mechanical linkage. So that in the case of total system electrical failure you can still use both.
That makes the notion of cars being drive by wire a misnomer. What is the benefit to doing it if you do not implement a complete system?
