My assumption was modern ICE's also had software controllers. You could go with a fully hardware controlled electric motor (electric motors significantly pre-da

My assumption was modern ICE's also had software controllers. You could go with a fully hardware controlled electric motor (electric motors significantly pre-date computers!), but that of course would come with the same kind of trade-offs as fully hardware controlled ICE's (a couple I can think of off the top of my head are inability to change and inconsistent or degrading behavior over time).