[AT] OT was runaway cars/now "electronic steering"

[Mike Sloane]

Speaking of a similar (but old tractor) subject, my Farmall 706 had 
hydraulic steering, not hydraulic assist. There was no connection from 
the steering wheel to the steering gear, except for the hydraulic lines. 
But, if the engine wasn't running, you could still (sort of) steer by 
cranking the wheel around (a lot). There was a little feedback from the 
wheels when the engine was running, but so little I hardly noticed it. 
It was a little bit weird at first, but I got used to it. I don't think 
I would like that in a car at road speeds, but I have seen pictures and 
videos of cars set up with a "joystick" for steering instead of a wheel. 
Now THAT would take some getting used to for me.

Mike

Mark Greer wrote:
> On military aircraft there are multiple redundancy systems to take over and 
> keep it in the air in case the normal used systems fail. Money is generally 
> no object when these systems are designed. Cars on the other hand will 
> likely not have those multiple redundant systems due to the excessive costs. 
> I don't want to be behind the wheel of a car with electronic steering when 
> it fails and my turning the steering wheel does not steer the car....
> Mark
>