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Best Tech 2025: The Tesla Cybertruck’s Steer-by-Wire Reinvents the (Steering) Wheel

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The Cybertruck is our 2025 MotorTrend Best Tech winner for chassis technology.

By removing the mechanical connection between the steering wheel and the front tires, Tesla fundamentally reimagined the rack-and-pinion steering.

The relationship between the driver’s input and the resulting angle at the front wheels is written in code, with all the infinite possibilities that implies.

Steer-by-wire concept cars rebooted the perception of what an electric car could be.

The Ioniq 5 N’s electric powertrain imitates a combustion-car experience, but the chassis doesn’t need to fake anything.

An active suspension improves on basic electronically adjustable dampers by pushing and pulling at the wheels to minimize body motions.

Until this tech reaches more attainable price points, it'll struggle to achieve the broad impact our Best Tech awards celebrate.

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