The really trippy thing about dual control trucks for me is that both steering wheels turn in sync, at least in the ones I'm familiar with, so hitching a ride in one of these things and sitting in the other seat makes for a very strange journey.
It already exists but I think mostly in prototype form so far.
There is a company called Paravan that built a 2019 Audi R8 LMS GT3 with Steer-by-Wire controls and a Force Feedback steering wheel which just simulates the resistance of a steering column.
What's the point of having steer by wire on a car, especially on a race car? It's just another additional cost, complexity, and point of electronic failure. I guess it may be a bit lighter.
Even just electric power steering alone is more expensive to repair and more prone to failure than a mechanical power steering unit, at least from where i am from (not the US).
This is actually a common thing with tractors nowadays. Many tractors have gps and drive the lines by themselves and the farmer turns the tractor around at the end of a row. But the steering system for the gps guided mode is connected directly to the hydraulics while the steering wheel isnt mechanically connected to them. So, as it makes its corrections, the steering wheel sits perfectly still.
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u/MrGunnermanhaz Aug 26 '21
What do the 4 buttons on top of the joystick do?
And how comes there are dual controls e.g. Steering wheel?