Finally, the flywheel comes the digital steering wheel!

That you knew from the traditional steering wheels, in the car associated with a column that carried the driver’s handling for more than 125 years, since then, when the first flyer was discovered, forget them. The connectivity, the new advanced technologies that have revolutionized the driver’s cockpit (with the automated driving and electricity of models) are ready to change everything, even the traditional flywheel, based on a recipe that all the car industries adopted to this day.

The revolution comes from Mercedes-Benz which presented a few days ago with the German brand getting ready to launch the first steering wheel with Steer-by-Wire technology. The noticeable difference that there will be no traditional pillar between the steering wheel and the wheels, as in all cars for many decades. The new technology will convey the information, the movements of the driver from the steering wheel to the wheels through a cable!

Commonly, this technology does not require a mechanical connection between steering and front wheels, as driver commands are transmitted electronically. According to the German brand, the new… magic steering wheel will offer much better handling, maneuvering will be played (after all, there is a lot of automatic parking system in many cars) and the driver will be able to park without the need for handling on the steering wheel.

The completely new sense of technology “Steer by Wire” promises an absolute elimination of traditional vibrations from potholes, who today gave immediate information to the driver’s hands. Mercedes-Benz has already arranged for infinite tests on the new steering.

The new system has already traveled more than a million kilometers of testing on test runs and roads. Given the high safety standards set by Mercedes-Benz, And that’s why the system applies architecture with backup circuits! The new system essentially carries the traditional driver’s movements via database! Depending on the driving speed and condition, a steering wheel activator sends the data to the cremile, which in turn directs the wheels.

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In the future, and in mind that automated driving gets flesh and bones the steering wheel will be able to turn off and act as a gaming for the driver’s fun! Also, when the driver is not used it will be able to be more level, enhancing the sensation of spaciousness on the driver’s screen. And of course with the future automated driving systems activated, the driver will be able to adopt more relaxed positions in the long run.

Historically, the first steering wheel in a car was placed in 1894. Clearly, the new technology will find several denials who in any case indicate a fan of traditional technology, with the steering wheel and driver having an inextricably emotional relationship. The future brings many new systems that today « scare » traditional drivers but excite young people who are more familiar with advanced technology!