Steering wheels are ubiquitous, effective, and easy to take for granted. In the absence of power steering, they deliver an enormous force -- 400 pounds (1.8kN) in the case of ATR5 -- to rotate the front wheels with a user input of only 20 pounds (89N). Unlike other actuation points that interact only with the vehicle itself -- throttle, gearshift, clutch, ignition -- the steering wheel is directly affected by the unpredictable environment. A vehicle running smoothly at top speed across cemen...