Electric Lexus RZ facelift adds extended range and aircraft-style steer-by-wire yoke steering. How does it drive, and why is ...

In aviation the term fly-by-wire means that the control surfaces of an aircraft are operated by actuators rather than via cables and rods, with electrical signals transmitting information from the ...

Steering yokes appear to be the automotive fad du jour and Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that it will begin offering them in 2026. This change will be accompanied by the introduction of steer-by-wire ...

Mercedes will begin equipping its cars with drive-by-wire tech as early as next year. It will show off the tech by also making a yoke steering wheel available to owners. The automaker says that the ...

They say you shouldn’t reinvent the wheel, but even so, several automakers are looking to offer customers a new interface when it comes to steering inputs – namely, a yoke. Designed to mimic the ...

Steer-by-wire systems strain the concept of object permanence. Not that we regularly see the inner workings of a steering mechanism, but knowing that surging electrons are the only thing making a car ...

Tesla’s Cybertruck employs technologies we’ve seen elsewhere previously, such as 48-volt electrical components and an electric steer-by-wire system. However, the Cybertruck is the first to entirely do ...

ZF’s steer-by-wire system. ZF Group announced this week it has begun series production of its latest-generation steer-by-wire system for Chinese battery electric vehicle (BEV) manufacturer Nio Inc’s ...

This will be Mercedes’ first foray into the world of steer-by-wire. This will be Mercedes’ first foray into the world of steer-by-wire. is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers ...