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Both drive by wire and conventional throttle bodies are controlled by a wire.

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Submitted ⁨⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works⁩ to ⁨showerthoughts@lemmy.world⁩

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  • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Kites have utilized fly by wire technology for centuries already.

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    • Kolanaki@pawb.social ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Marionettes, too.

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      • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And shoes. Although, wireless technology is getting popular.

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  • jrwperformance@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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    • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Both are technically cables though. One, a power cable, the other a steel cable.

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  • WFloyd@lemmy.world [bot] ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    We don’t say “injection by wire” or “fuel by wire” though, we call it Electronic Fuel Injection.

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    • EtherWhack@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Throttle by wire.

      The fuel is never really actively controlled by the user, more by its relation to the amount of air going into the intake.

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  • Opinionhaver@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

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

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