Throttle-by-wire, brake-by-wire and steer-by-wire. In the auto industry, it means using an electrical or electromechanical connection as opposed to mechanical linkages to control the vehicle's systems ...
Even though sometimes it knows best, we don't like it when a car's electronics gets between us and WOT, so when we heard that Lokar offered a drive-by-wire throttle pedal for GM and Ford applications ...