Another "Car of the Future"...
Seems GM has some interesing ideas:
GM Hy-Wire "Car of the Future" Who knows if it will actually go into production. - L |
wasn't the Hy-floor introduced back in 02 or 03? the wikipedia entry shows a picture of something else and suggests a production projection of 2010. go figure.
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Wow that's cool. I wonder if they'll make a miata body for it.
I really don't think i would like driving a car that I didn't do anything in. It would feel too much like my video games. I think the reason we all have cars is because we like the feeling of being in control. Especially those of us that have manual trans. I hate driving my wife's auto. |
Yeah thats an OLD concept. Seeing as they have pushed the Volt so hard and have a release this year or next, this thing will never happen. Or if it does it will be redesigned and released in another 5-10 years. I don't trust drive by wire. I know I wouldn't trust my computer with controlling all aspects of my car.
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 455062)
I know I wouldn't trust my computer with controlling all aspects of my car.
...and yet multiple Air Forces have combat and cargo aircraft that are completely fly by wire. - L |
And have multiple failovers and mechanical backups. That car has, 1 cable.
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Originally Posted by l_bader
(Post 455424)
...and yet multiple Air Forces have combat and cargo aircraft that are completely fly by wire.
- L |
Originally Posted by l_bader
(Post 455424)
...and yet multiple Air Forces have combat and cargo aircraft that are completely fly by wire.
It's also not a very fair comparison. The control column and associated electronics and force feedback devices on a fly-by-wire aircraft, be it military or commercial, costs more than most of us pay for an entire car. |
and how many hours of training are required in a car before you can drive alone? like 3?
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Considering this is a prototype, I would expect the NHTSA and insurance companies would demand more than one data-cable and multiple failsafes.
However, I agree the training, initial costs and maintenance schedules for aircraft are orders of magnitude higher than those of automobiles. - L |
Honestly, I'm not concerned about control system failures.
With the litigious sword of Damocles hanging over their every decision, nobody stands to lose more from an injury or death caused by a failed component than the automaker itself. Besides, nulling out error in a system like a steering wheel isn't hard. On the input side you use three redundant sensors in a voting configuration, and on the output side you use a servo mechanism to verify operation of the actuator. I just agree with seraph. A fly-by-wire system in a car will rob something from the tactile experience of driving. Take any F1 driver who has never played GT4 before, and stick 'em behind a joystick at Laguna Seca. |
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