Steer-by-wire doesn’t need to reinvent the wheel

New face, new cabin tech and new engineering ...

Jon Bentley considers what the once-mocked square steering wheel can teach us about technological innovation

TOYOTA’S first Beyond Zero (or bZ) model got a mixed reaction when it arrived in 2022. Some would even argue that it was a bit of a disappointment, considering the brand’s vast experience of battery t

HOW EFFECTIVE IS THE INFAMOUS ‘PULL AND push’ steering method? Is this way of turning a wheel still fit for purpose? Let’s be honest here: pull-and-push steering is a hugely difficult skill to perfect

JUST HOW FAR HAVE WE COME SINCE THE 1980s? The hatchback I’m driving has 324bhp coursing through its front wheels. Deployed with a modicum of skill and mechanical sympathy, that’s sufficient to launch

If the EV performs, Thiel’s the man to ...