ummgood
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He was replying to the previous tweet about the steering wheel itself when he said it would be like a spaceship. Not if it was drive by wire.The way I interpret that this tweet is that the prototype had electric assisted mechanical steering ("that's not the real steering system") and the production M3 will have full drive-by-wire steering standard.
The Infiniti Q50 was first w/ such a system a couple years ago, and is rolling out a second generation system for the 2016 model year.
The benefits of this as demonstrated by the Q50:
The Infiniti has 3 redundant electronic systems plus a backup mechanical system as a fail safe. Maybe the M3 has it all figured out, and takes it one step further (and lighter and cheaper) by removing the backup. That would make it even easier/cheaper to build right-hand-drive versions. That falls right in line w/ the motivation for the center-console-um...-centric design. (I still imagine a HUD of some kind will be announced in Part 2)
- The driver can dial in how little (or how much) feedback from the road gets transmitted to the steering wheel. To the point that running over a pothole doesn't move the wheel at all... "Like a spaceship"
- "Lane keeping assist" features can keep the car centered in lane "like a magnet" without affecting the steering wheel or braking.
My initial concern was that Infiniti's original steering implementation was not well-received -- and recalled at one point. However the forthcoming 2016 Q50 will have a 2nd generation system that addresses the complaints.
I trust the M3's implementation will be spot-on from the beginning. If not, that's nothing an OTA update can't fix, right?
My guess is that it will include an HUD but will go far beyond anything seen today. I think the affect will be like an augmented reality setup similar to google glass or using a tablet with augment reality app. It will also encompass the whole field of vision and not just at the bottom of the windshield.
I'd cancel. As much as I love autopilot, I still love to DRIVE. It's something I do for fun when it's not commuting to work. Pushing the car to the limit is exhilarating. I guess flying a plane joystick is fun too but have never done that. I guess I'm afraid of change.
I heard that HUD is difficult to focus on when the front windshield gets fogged up in the winter time. Is that true?
I suppose there won't be any heavy breathing in the winter for M3 owners.
I drove a Corvette w/ HUD and it wasn't a problem.
You gotta think out of the box boys........the steering wheel will have all driving data displayed in the center. It will be a touch screen. You touch for blinkers, AP, horn, etc.
Its gesture based driving.