Does the steering wheel automatically return to center after turning?
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After turning, the vehicle's steering wheel can fully automatically return to the center. The reasons why the vehicle's steering wheel returns to center by itself are as follows: Reducing resistance: One reason is that when the car is moving forward, the tires will minimize resistance and move in the direction of least resistance, which is in a straight line. System parameter coordination: Another reason is that the car is designed with two important parameters working together, so after turning, when the driver relaxes the steering wheel, the steering wheel can automatically return to center regardless of the direction it's turned. The two main parameters are caster angle and kingpin inclination. The presence of caster angle allows the intersection point of the steering axis with the ground to be in front of the tire contact point when the car wheels are turning.