The two-litre Saab 9000 Turbo used to test the active steering has automatic
gears and anti-lock brakes and a conventional accelerator, although Mr Branneby
said these may eventually be linked to the central computer. He does not
envisage production models of cars using steer-by-wire joysticks until 2010 or
2015, although a version with active steering applied to a conventional
steering wheel may come sooner. He also said a production model would probably
have two joysticks one for each arm so the driver can swap the arm in control.