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Originally Posted by pavulon

You seem to think everyone can run a steering wheel. I'm going through this very thing right now with a daughter who can't. So, if you're going to insist on not understanding a situation, that's your issue. As for the other asshat, don't you have toes to smell?

Right, drive by wire (whether via a wheel, joystick, cell phone, whatever) will potentially be a boon to folks that would have a problem with a standard steering wheel.

Surely there are adaptations (and have been) to enable those folks to drive a car with standard steering, right?

I've never been in that situation, so I don't really know much about it. I've seen videos here and there that showed various adaptations, but the only specifics that spring to mind are hand controls for the gas and/or brake. I can't remember seeing any adaptations to replace a steering wheel, but I would assume that's just because I don't have any direct experience.

And if there haven't been, I would think there would be now when you consider how many vehicles there are that can steer at least to some extent.

But, I would think that steer-by-wire wouldn't really be much different or easier to adapt than my wife's outback with lane assist or a Tesla that is self driving, both of which have standard mechanical steering.