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Originally Posted by Nesti
I would not hesitate to driver a car with traction control, ABS, computer fuel management, semi-automatic electronic shifting, no problem, I love that type of technology. But these are all secondary systems. I will never drive a car that turns the steering wheel or feeds the brake hydraulics for me, not while my family is on-board at least, as these are primary systems. Traction control doesn't steer the vehicle or conduct braking, it balances the torque between wheels to best ASSIST the drivers input. The driver steers and controls throttle response, Traction Control then senses and balances the output torque so as to maximise acceleration and control the pneumatic trail (understeer and oversteer). FBW is primary and secondary controls.
Would you sit in an F1 car and drive it using a PS2 gaming controller? Because that's what FBW does.
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I've spent countless hours driving F1 cars with PS2 type controllers on my PC, so why not
I may have misinterpreted you, I thought that the premise of your FBW dissaproval was that ultimately the computer can override the pilot (or driver), but it seems that your dislike of it also includes the control implementation mechanism (electrical Vs hydraulic).
You may have to retire from purchasing new cars after 2011 Mark if the government passes (or has passed) some
new regulations. ESP units have a hydraulic component to actively control braking on individual wheels in an emergency situation, meaning that a computer will override complete driver control of the vehicle and take steps to point the car in the direction that it thinks it should be pointing.