Steer by wire ,,,,,,
I drove a Honda Ridgeline recently, and it soon became apparent that the thing employed steer by wire technology.
Now, I am not opposed to the safety factor of correction to lane drift, but I question what redundancy exists in the system.
My sister in law drove a Honda, she claims she lost all steering control, the car drifted into the center barrier, then drifted right across two lanes of traffic, finally she braked it to a stop on the shoulder. Her demands to know the cause of the failure was ignored by the dealer. She now drives a Toyota.
Fortunately, only her car was totaled, but easy to see that a horrific loss of life accident could have resulted.
Perhaps buyers should be advised that steer by wire technology is being employed when they sign the purchase order. It must be a law for the dealer will not volunteer. As for me, I will ask if a prospective new vehicle uses steer by wire, and if so, buy something else.
Slick
