Another "Car of the Future"...
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Seems GM has some interesing ideas:
GM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future"
Who knows if it will actually go into production.
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GM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future"
Who knows if it will actually go into production.
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Wow that's cool. I wonder if they'll make a miata body for it.
I really don't think i would like driving a car that I didn't do anything in. It would feel too much like my video games. I think the reason we all have cars is because we like the feeling of being in control. Especially those of us that have manual trans. I hate driving my wife's auto.
I really don't think i would like driving a car that I didn't do anything in. It would feel too much like my video games. I think the reason we all have cars is because we like the feeling of being in control. Especially those of us that have manual trans. I hate driving my wife's auto.
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Yeah thats an OLD concept. Seeing as they have pushed the Volt so hard and have a release this year or next, this thing will never happen. Or if it does it will be redesigned and released in another 5-10 years. I don't trust drive by wire. I know I wouldn't trust my computer with controlling all aspects of my car.
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Uh huh, and thats not a GM piece of **** either now is it? GM can't make an interior with plastic ***** and switches that don't fall off after 4 years. I would trust their drive by wire like I would trust a crack head to watch over my house while I am out of town. Even if it wasn't GM, I still wouldn't like it. No feedback would suck and would do little to inspire confidence in my driving. I like having some kind of physical attachment to my controls. Everything else wouldn't be so bad as long as they give me a traditional steering system.
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It's also not a very fair comparison. The control column and associated electronics and force feedback devices on a fly-by-wire aircraft, be it military or commercial, costs more than most of us pay for an entire car.
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Considering this is a prototype, I would expect the NHTSA and insurance companies would demand more than one data-cable and multiple failsafes.
However, I agree the training, initial costs and maintenance schedules for aircraft are orders of magnitude higher than those of automobiles.
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However, I agree the training, initial costs and maintenance schedules for aircraft are orders of magnitude higher than those of automobiles.
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Honestly, I'm not concerned about control system failures.
With the litigious sword of Damocles hanging over their every decision, nobody stands to lose more from an injury or death caused by a failed component than the automaker itself. Besides, nulling out error in a system like a steering wheel isn't hard. On the input side you use three redundant sensors in a voting configuration, and on the output side you use a servo mechanism to verify operation of the actuator.
I just agree with seraph. A fly-by-wire system in a car will rob something from the tactile experience of driving. Take any F1 driver who has never played GT4 before, and stick 'em behind a joystick at Laguna Seca.
With the litigious sword of Damocles hanging over their every decision, nobody stands to lose more from an injury or death caused by a failed component than the automaker itself. Besides, nulling out error in a system like a steering wheel isn't hard. On the input side you use three redundant sensors in a voting configuration, and on the output side you use a servo mechanism to verify operation of the actuator.
I just agree with seraph. A fly-by-wire system in a car will rob something from the tactile experience of driving. Take any F1 driver who has never played GT4 before, and stick 'em behind a joystick at Laguna Seca.
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