Toyota + Drive-By-Wire = bad idea?

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Originally Posted by Tmall

You usually have multiple layers of redundancy built in to make sure that any damage or failures can quickly be compensated for by switching to another control line. Where as with mechanical, if something breaks it stops working unless you have a back up system in place.

It's hard to say though, both have their advantages and disadvantages. Just so happens that Toyota's mistake will shed a bad light on electronic control systems doing your job for you.

I agree completely. I was simply pointing out that particular example Avatard provided was a poor one.