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by jgibson 2739 days ago
Electronically assisted, but still mechanically coupled for 99% of consumer cars. I've completely lost 12V on a car before and still managed to bring it safely to the side of the road.

Inifinity tried steer-by-wire but ended up retrofitting traditional hydraulic steering back.[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drive_by_wire