Just an idea for the Model 3, steering by wire:
With autopilot, your car is able to do the steering by itself. Why bother having a steering axis installed when everything could be done electronically?
Just like in modern airplanes.
Benefits:
- Less weight, more range
- Less mechanical parts that could fail
- Faster build process of the car during production
- You could have the vibrations of a bad road filtered out, more comfortable ride
- Increase steering handling for maneuvering in the city, adjust response for the highway
- left/right steering wheel setup is easier, cheaper
- With a double redundant system, the steering wheel will be more reliable
- Overall cost savings
- The technology is out there, it exists in a reliable form. So the implementation would be low-risk
What do you guys think?
With autopilot, your car is able to do the steering by itself. Why bother having a steering axis installed when everything could be done electronically?
Just like in modern airplanes.
Benefits:
- Less weight, more range
- Less mechanical parts that could fail
- Faster build process of the car during production
- You could have the vibrations of a bad road filtered out, more comfortable ride
- Increase steering handling for maneuvering in the city, adjust response for the highway
- left/right steering wheel setup is easier, cheaper
- With a double redundant system, the steering wheel will be more reliable
- Overall cost savings
- The technology is out there, it exists in a reliable form. So the implementation would be low-risk
What do you guys think?