Mercedes-Benz will offer an optional steer-by-wire system combined with a yoke on the refreshed EQS electric flagship hatchback when it reaches the U.S. later this year.
The steer-by-wire system uses two parallel signal input paths for redundancy, and if both paths fail the system can hand control to the optional rear-wheel steering, which provides up to 10 degrees to help the vehicle pull over slowly. The system operates on a speed-driven variable ratio and provides 180 degrees of steering input.
Mercedes-Benz allowed media to drive a camouflaged pre-production EQS in Faro, Portugal, where the system was demonstrated in slalom, tight-maneuver and roundabout scenarios. The yoke removes the upper and lower portions of a traditional wheel, promotes nine-and-three hand placement, and incorporates twin center spokes with silver toggles and touch-based controls.
Read the full article at thedrive.com.
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