The prospect of automated steering is certainly exciting. I truly believe that a computer can ultimately do a better job than a human. Now getting is right is going to be hard. Lots of great points brought up earlier in this thread, but once properly programed, the repeatability and consistency will be awesome. I don’t think one setting will ever get the job done, as there are way too many factors involved at different line lengths. The inputs and timing of those proactive steering movements are much different with a skier at -22 vs -39. The reality is that if a computer can be programmed to proactively start turning away from the skier prior to receiving the load, it is possible to give a world class ride. The only way I see that working is you would have to set the line length in the system, so it knows when to make that proactive move away from the skier, because it changes as the line gets shorter. The system would also need to know where the boat is in relation to the buoy, so it can make that proactive movement. Someone at 32 mph long line does not require much, if any, proactive movement and is very easy to keep the boat centered. Shorten to -39 and it is a whole different ball game. Skier weight and the way in which they load the boat will also alter the amount of proactive movement. Without that proactive movement, the skier will pull the boat toward them, and it robs all of the energy, in essence making it feel like terrible driving. If the right programmers talk to the right people, I would think it could be done, but if @Metamarine_RTK is not collaborating with the right people, then it will never be a good system and will not make it into the tournament scene.