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absolutely; this is a power assist system.

actual hydraulic steering is common on boats, however. [0]

as stated , systems like this can fail catastrophically and are not often used on things like land vehicles; boats often have a fail-safe in that the rudder/motor will have a manual 'override' in the form of a manual tiller 'socket' for a wrench or emergency tiller that stays out of the water until needed.

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yO4MBtk3gI

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