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[–] 24 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Kites have utilized fly by wire technology for centuries already.

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  • [–] 17 points 1 year ago* (1 child)

    One is a wire, one is a cable. One transmits electric energy, one transmits kinetic energy.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    We don't say "injection by wire" or "fuel by wire" though, we call it Electronic Fuel Injection.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago*

    Drive by wire uaually refers to steering though the official definition is more broad.

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