After Lexus And Tesla, Honda Will Adopt Steer-by-Wire Technology On Its Future EV

Interior from Honda Saloon. (Doc. Honda Global)

JAKARTA - Honda made a breakthrough by presenting a concept version of its newest electric vehicle called 'Seri 0', namely Saloon and Space-Hub, in the 2024 Consumer Electronic Show (CES) earlier this year.

The Japanese company revealed that these two concepts will become the basis of their future electric vehicle (EV). In addition to carrying futuristic designs, a number of advanced technologies will also be presented.

Reporting from InsideEVs, Saturday, January 13, the first model on the 0 'Seri' will be equipped with Steer-by-wire technology. This means that there will be no mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front wheel, such as road vehicles in general.

Steer-by-wire systems remove these physical relationships and instead tell what front wheels should be done electronically based on driver steering input. It is stated that this technology can bring major changes to vehicle functionality.

"Steer-by-wire allows us to have more freedom in vehicle packaging, which means we also have more freedom in the form of vehicles," said Mitsuru Kariya, head of Honda Automobile Electrification Strategy.

The conventional steering wheel configuration provides certain limits in terms of creating vehicle maneuvers. With this system, it is hoped that drivers can freely drive without limits.

This technology is nothing new in the automotive industry. Previously, the rival, Toyota, first created a steering-by-wire system on the Lexus RZ which offered a larger steering ratio of up to 200 degrees. It is hoped that this technology will go through a production phase by the end of 2024.

In addition, this system has also been present at the Tesla Cybertruck produced at the end of last year. Although it has not been tested on various road conditions, the steering-by-wire can be an interesting innovation that will be presented to a number of vehicles in the future.