Etat de la question direction = Bericht über die Sachlage der Lenkung = Steering review. Paper presented at the 13th FISITA congress, June 8-11, 1970.

The several tasks laid upon the steering mechanisms are named and described as well as their required qualities. The classic steering systems are discussed. Two types of steering with more complicated transmission gear are then examined. After a last chapter on automatic vehicle control, the reader is invited to take a look into the near future.