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In that case I'm not sure, as in the videos we saw it appears that, on initialisation, the 42099 calibrates its steering to determine the limits and/or the centre.

Yes, as long as the same motors are connected in the same ports and are geared similarly (e.g. powering the motor forward doesn't make your car go backwards). It's the same situation as the Batmobile app.

As was stated many times in many places already, the set was supposed to become available only on the 1st of August. The problem is that some stores wanted to jump the gun and start selling it ahead of time, regardless of everything being ready or not. It's not really the fault of consumers, who see a product on the shelf and buy it as usual, but of the stores.

It is possible, though: I remember seeing instructions for one many years ago, even before LDraw existed. I can't find them online now, but I think I have them saved somewhere in my home computer.

The larger wheel is indeed a new part, but it comes only in the 45680, the expansion of the 45678.

That's a good start, but for that to be complete you'd also need a compass.

It already supports it: https://education.lego.com/en-us/support/mindstorms-ev3/python-for-ev3

A clown car.

Many times I disagree with the opinions you express in your reviews, but I like reading them anyway (after autotranslating to English).

Yeah, yet another Technic colour is bah, especially when not all moulds exist in the "regular" colours. I'll buy one, won't put any stickers on it, and the bright orange parts will probably sit in the bins together with the very light bluish grey ones I have from my NXT set.

If TLG released a set just like that (even with the expensive rechargeable battery), people would still find things to complain about it. For example, people complain about holes in the bodies of official sets; what would they say here? A more filled body would be more expensive, and, most of all, heavier and leading to either less torque or less speed. That body also doesn't seem to be much resistant to abuse, which would never fly with TLG's strict "kid-proof" policy. Don't get me wrong, it seems a nice MOC, but, like stated numerous times already, TLG and AFOLs have much different possibilities and restrictions.

The 42099 is better than the 42070 because its suspension is fully pendular (six wheels need more points of articulation, which the 42070 lacks), and the PUp system allows for more range, doesn't need line-of-sight, and most of all works in direct sunlight. What specialised parts are you referring to? In my opinion, the planetary hub and the large CV joint are very useful parts.

Probably to fix the hub's position. The 8466 also has both ball socket links and no steering in the rear

If you also make the rear axle pendular, you'll need something more to keep the body from flopping to one side or the other.

I'm going to get this set for its electric components, nice parts and, from what I've seen, its potential for fun. But I foresee that those light orange (or whatever they turn out to be) parts will sit in my bins together with the very light bluish greys that came with my NXT set.

Yes, it's the nickname TLG folks gave to the 3x3 square beam.

Maybe some 7x11 frames? Those are present in SPIKE Prime and the Liebherr, so they could also be here. The 11x15 frame might be too big for this set, though.

Such as this?

August. 42100 will be in October.

From the photos at Brickset, it appears to work like the already existing click rotation joints.

It could be regular orange. It should be regular orange. Yet another uncommon colour with only some elements made in it, to make creating consistently-coloured MOCs harder.

Maybe the remote's buttons could be used like playing a racing game with a keyboard: keeping the button pressed makes the car gradually accelerate/brake/turn, and letting go of the button makes it gradually return to zero speed/angle.

Didn't I also see all this panic in 2007, when PF replaced 9V? People saying PF sucked, and that they were going to buy everything 9V while it lasted?

Hardware-wise, there's nothing stopping the Control+ hub from being programmable via tethered mobile device, like the WeDo, Boost and PUp hubs. Even if WeDo/Boost/SPIKE sensors aren't (yet) supported, you could still use the accelerometer in a program to detect collisions and act accordingly.

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