Tech is promised for the RZ electric SUV, but won't be available at launch.
At launch, the RZ 450e will be sold only with a conventional rack-and-pinion steering with electric assist, the same hardware used in the related 2023 Toyota bZ4X. It's connected to a conventional steering wheel rather than the open-top, flat-bottomed unit with the steer-by-wire system.
Not being round, this alternative isn't really a steering wheel, but Lexus won't call it a yoke, the automaker confirmed to Green Car Reports. It doesn't have name, however, or specific pricing. Launch timing for the steer-by-wire system, which will be offered alongside the conventional steering system and steering wheel, hasn't been priced yet either.
Steer-by-wire can be equipped with a conventional steering wheel as well. It's currently undergoing iterative testing, after which it's expected to be used in subsequent Lexus models. "Steer-by-wire is one of the core technologies for Lexus moving forward," assistant chief engineer Yushi Highashiyama said in an interview with Green Car Reports, through a translator. He said an update to steering is needed to match improvements that have already been made in acceleration and braking.Lexus isn't the only automaker to experiment with new steering systems in electric vehicles.
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