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How Lexus Fixed Tesla's Bad Idea: Steer-By-Wire Yoke

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An explanation of how Lexus implemented a steer-by-wire system with variable steering ratios to solve the usability issues of steering yokes.

Lexus Is Going To Change Steering Forever With Their New Yoke! Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! - goo.gl/VZstk7 Recommended Books & Car Products - amzn.to/2BrekJm EE Shirts! - bit.ly/2BHsiuo The Lexus RZ 450e has a surprising amount in common with the Tesla Model S. They're both electric, they're both all-wheel-drive, and they both offer a steering yoke! Not surprising, Lexus doesn't want to call it a yoke, because Tesla's steering yoke got so much negative feedback upon it's release, and with good reason. Lexus has overcome the Tesla's flaws, however, with a clever new design: steer-by-wire. You see, there isn't anything physically connecting the steering wheel to the steering rack; all communication is electronic! Before you freak out, know that we'll deep dive into this technology in this video, answering the following five questions: 1) How does steer-by-wire work? 2) Why would you use steer-by-wire, and what are the advantages? 3) Can you trust steer-by-wire to be safe and reliable? 4) Why is Tesla's steering yoke a bad design? 5) What drawback's does Lexus steer-by-wire system have? Enjoy the video! Engineering Explained is a participant in the Amazon Influencer Program. Don't forget to check out my other pages below! Instagram: instagram.com/engineeringexplained Facebook: facebook.com/engineeringexplained Twitter: twitter.com/jasonfenske13 EE Extra: youtube.com/channel/UCsrY4q8xGPJQbQ8HPQZn6iA

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What people say. Recommended for its clear explanation of variable speed ratio steering and steer-by-wire mechanics.

gambitingon Hacker News • Recommends

On “Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs”

>>What's the upside? A much easier to manouver car, because you can get true variable speed ratio steering. It's explained really well here: link to this video Tbh I still think it's a bit of a silly idea. But it's not completely without its merits(the one done by Tesla was though - that was completely entirely pointless).
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xyston Hacker News • Disputes

On “I Fixed a Parasitic Drain on My Car in 408 Days”

Personal vehicles are getting way too complicated now. Too many electronic components that can be points of failure. Recently viewed a video on “steer by wire yoke” link to this video It’s very interesting but there are so many additional motors, sensors, and actuators to simulate the same experience as mechanical based steering. If you lose electronic assistance in traditional mechanical based steering, you have to apply more force as a driver and makes the experience difficult. What happens if I lose one or more components in this “steer by wire yoke”? Seems like as a driver you are shit out of luck. If you are a pedestrian, bye bye. All I want is a walkable city with public and alternative forms of…
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ed_ballson Hacker News • Mentions

On “Tesla Cybertruck Pricing and Specs”

Steer by wire is ok. We had all pedals by wire for ages. Hopefully they won't screw up the implementation again link to this video
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gambitingon Hacker News • Mentions

On “Apple to wind down electric car effort after decadelong odyssey”

Does it have a backup link? According to this video: link to this video There isn't a mechanical connection of any kind - the car just relies on triple(!) Backup for every component, including three fully independent power sources.
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