{"id":512302,"date":"2026-04-04T09:42:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/512302\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T09:42:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T09:42:17","slug":"mercedes-adds-steer-by-wire-and-a-dang-steering-yoke-to-the-eqs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/512302\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes adds steer-by-wire \u2014 and a dang steering yoke \u2014 to the EQS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the steering wheel and steering rack, is coming to Mercedes-Benz. The German automaker says it will use the steering technology in its forthcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2021\/4\/11\/22375877\/mercedes-benz-eqs-ev-s-class-specs-hands-on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">refreshed EQS sedan<\/a>, marking its first foray into the world of steer-by-wire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Steer-by-wire systems replace traditional mechanical steering mechanisms that include racks and pinions with electronically controlled servos. Commonly used in airplanes, the electronic system takes inputs from the driver and relays them to electronic actuators that then control the direction of the wheels on the car.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Mercedes says it isn\u2019t abandoning electromechanical steering completely; it plans on shipping versions of the EQS with traditional steering technology in addition to models with steer-by-wire. The automaker put over a million test kilometers (over 621,000 miles) on the odometer with the new system before approving it for production. It also uses a redundant system architecture in addition to high-precision sensors and powerful control units to ensure it meets the brand\u2019s safety metrics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">Mercedes says the new yoke instantly transforms the interior of the EQS. The company argues that with a flatter steering wheel, drivers will have an unfettered view of the instrument cluster, as well as an easier time getting into and out of the vehicle. But you can\u2019t discount the existence of something to grab onto while taking a turn at high speeds, for example. Also, a steering wheel can offer padding to ease pressure during long drives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1ymtmqpi _17nnmdy1 _17nnmdy0 _1xwtict1\">The early reactions to the new EQS are pretty positive. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedrive.com\/news\/mercedes-made-a-steering-yoke-that-actually-works\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Drive<\/a> praised it as a \u201csteering yoke that actually works,\u201d while <a href=\"https:\/\/insideevs.com\/features\/791769\/mercedes-eqs-steer-by-wire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">InsideEVs <\/a>called the steer-by-wire system \u201cthe best one out there\u201d \u2014 but held off on individually praising the yoke.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Steer-by-wire, in which a car can be steered electronically rather than through a physical connection between the steering&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":512303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[84,7816,1214,59,18965,50,1217,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-512302","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-business","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cars","10":"tag-electric-cars","11":"tag-gb","12":"tag-mercedes-benz","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-transportation","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom","17":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=512302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/512302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/512303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=512302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=512302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=512302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}