Mrs. Tripper's fly-by-wire gas petal... couldn't believe it!

[jmlcolorado]

Old thread but still interesting.
My 03 dodge ram cummins is FBW throttle.
I saw a show some time back that they were testing a FBW steering setup but the driver had absolutely no feedback in the wheel to sense road conditions so it was trashed. Though planes still and probably continue to use the technology.

 

[Willowbilly3]

DOT will never let FBW steering since there is no physical attachment to the steering. That is way to unsafe for me.

Thousands of people get on commercial airplanes every day that are FBW basically. No physical connection between the controls and the controlled surfaces. Why would they allow that but not in a car?

 

[Motorhead]

Thousands of people get on commercial airplanes every day that are FBW basically. No physical connection between the controls and the controlled surfaces. Why would they allow that but not in a car?

The redundancy built into passenger planes is rediculous. Upto 3 of the flight systems could fail before the plane is in trouble. Plus, a lot of systems, such as the ones that control flight and stability, cannot be made as seamless as they are today without FBW.

Steer by wire is a technology that still needs to be developed for road use. A lot of industrial and military equipment use this system, but like I said, it's not perfected for road use yet. I think the main reason is the high cost behind it, but they would also have to sell it to the public. I was reading an article about the public's fear of hydraulic brakes when they had first come out.

A lot of people are afraid of electronic systems being integrated in cars. I love computer controlled systems. This means I can set my ignition timing, fuel flow, transmission shift points, launch control, traction control, steering ratio (in the future maybe?) and ... with my laptop.

 

[jmlcolorado]

The redundancy built into passenger planes is ridiculous. Upto 3 of the flight systems could fail before the plane is in trouble. Plus, a lot of systems, such as the ones that control flight and stability, cannot be made as seamless as they are today without FBW.

Steer by wire is a technology that still needs to be developed for road use. A lot of industrial and military equipment use this system, but like I said, it's not perfected for road use yet. I think the main reason is the high cost behind it, but they would also have to sell it to the public. I was reading an article about the public's fear of hydraulic brakes when they had first come out.

A lot of people are afraid of electronic systems being integrated in cars. I love computer controlled systems. This means I can set my ignition timing, fuel flow, transmission shift points, launch control, traction control, steering ratio (in the future maybe?) and ... with my laptop.

I agree with the electronic integration being a highly useful tool in the auto industry especially in the race scene. But that makes it tough for alot of guys to make their own repairs in their garage. I like that my truck tells me that this or that is wrong, but i don't like that i cant use my wrench to fix the said problem without programing the wrench with a computer [S
As far am I'm concerned, the auto industry is taking away the ability for owners to repair their own cars. I do, however, understand that technology is constantly evolving and this is likely more a side effect of making vehicles safer and more reliable.

 

[darkk]

My Daily driver a 2007 VW Jetta has drive by wire electronic gas pedal, electronic assisted steering and electronic assisted anti spin, anti slip differential braking system. And I can adjust the steering sensitivity and wheel alignment by plugging a Vag-Com unit into the obd plug under the dash! About the only thing I can do to the car is put gas in it, and I can't even afford that!. Kinda takes the fun out of owning a new car!

 

[Torch]

They already have it, and your right, they must also have a mechanical fail-safe. How about FBW steering?

all that FBW stuff I call it a really bad video game...I hope I never have to say "how you gonna get out of this now Flynn"

Imagine yourself in this situation, it can happen...Your flying down the road...A drunken Ronald Macdonld pushing a shopping cart full of junk leaves the sidewalk and crosses your path...you hit the brakes and steer to avoid the collision and your HUD flashes you this message "windows will now need to restart"