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Old 02-15-2014, 12:33 AM   #31 (permalink)
Giovanni LiCalsi
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I think the day will come when the rear steering on a Dymaxion car will be electro-mechanically controlled with gyroscopic and GPS sensors connected to a computer. Independent inboard front drive motors could add to the steering with computerized controllers that could help stabilize the steering in unison with the rear wheel.
I honestly think that the first series Dymaxion cars had so much of a front overhang that they became unsteerable in strong crosswinds.

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