drive-by-wire

[Brian O']

no throttle cable, just a sensor at the gas pedal and
a motorized thingy at the throttle body. high tech
shit !!
                                  brian o'

--- Tessie McMillan <tessmc at drizzle.com> wrote:
> Hej Tom and Per,
> 
> OK I have to confess my TOTAL ignorance here (what,
> not again?! &:-)):
> What is drive-by-wire? Is it similar to the car
> sensing what's happening and
> controlling whether ABS is on or not, etc?
> 
> Tess
> Seattle, WA, USA
> p.s. to Brad, I think: our Alfa club is having a
> Time Trial on the 18th
> at SIR and I'm trialing the AudiDudi (hey, it
> runs!). You're missing out
> on a ton of gearheads and a ton of fun by one day! !
> Sure you don't want
> to go to Oregon one day later?
> 


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