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The thing that struck me about the Tesla video is that they're still using after market mechanical controls for acceleration and braking. This is very similar t
by Mountain_Skies 5y ago
The thing that struck me about the Tesla video is that they're still using after market mechanical controls for acceleration and braking. This is very similar to what my aunt used in her car back in the 80s. Since Tesla is at least partially drive-by-wire, it seems like actual controls on the steering wheel without a mechanical component would be trivial to add. Perhaps there are regulatory reasons for this or maybe Tesla simply hasn't been asked for or prioritized this functionality.
- ampdepolymerase 5y agoMost cars now are partially drive-by-wire. The mechanical interconnect serves as backup.
- wolverine876 5y ago> Perhaps there are regulatory reasons for this or maybe Tesla simply hasn't been asked for or prioritized this functionality. My guess, which I understand to be true with many similar issues: There are enormous safety engineering issues. Unless someone can demonstrate an enormous benefit to changing from a mature, well-tested, safe solution that everyone is already trained on, it's not worth changing. And regarding training: Imagine someone decided to change the driving controls for everyone; imagine the cost.