[E. Pluribus Unum]

If the controls are fly-by-wire, the steering wheel and pedals will be too.

Makes zero sense, but that's what you get when you draw your politicians from the sub-100 IQ pool.

[alancarp]

It actually surprises me that they bought cars without the basic controls - I figure it would have been a lot cheaper just to buy stock vehicles.

[TexasGator]

“If the controls are fly-by-wire, the steering wheel and pedals will be too. Makes zero sense, but that’s what you get when you draw your politicians from the sub-100 IQ pool.”

Your post makes no sense.

[The Sons of Liberty]

Makes zero sense, but that's what you get when you draw your politicians from the sub-100 IQ pool

For the DU Trolls who are unable to grasp the concept.

[TalonDJ]

Fly by wire does not mean they all operate with the same software. Even fly-by-wire aircraft have backup systems. Trust me it is not a joke and works well. I engineer avionics for a living. The design of redundant systems is an whole science. Personally I would never drive in a car with no backup manual control...not unless it was designed to FAA standards. I sure as heck would not trust my life to anything programmed by those hippies at Google. I doubt they would know DO-178b if it bit them in the butt.

[Cementjungle]

Makes zero sense, but that's what you get when you draw your politicians from the sub-100 IQ pool.

I think it makes sense. Planes have autopilot, but pilots can disable it and control things manually. An autopilot system in a car might be able to do 90% of the routine parts of a journey, but it makes sense for a human to take over as needed.