It absolutely is. The first TV remotes were wired to the TV. Source: am old.
Here’s an example of a wired cable TV remote. Remote meant you didn’t need to get up to change the channel. Or for a car, it means you could walk behind it instead of pushing it manually.
I had an RC car as a kid that didn’t have steering. When it reversed, it turned left. That was the only directional control you had. I don’t know if it only had one motor, but I imagine it did.
Two motors, a battery and a radio receiver minimum
You can do with a single motor. You don’t have to power both axles
Don’t need a radio receiver either. Plenty of old RC cars were wired.
Source: Grew up poor; all my RC cars were not remote controlled. 😭
Except “RC” literally stands for “remote controlled”.
What you had were uncontrolled toy cars.
Is a long wire not remote?
It absolutely is. The first TV remotes were wired to the TV. Source: am old.
Here’s an example of a wired cable TV remote. Remote meant you didn’t need to get up to change the channel. Or for a car, it means you could walk behind it instead of pushing it manually.
They were certainly controlled. They just weren’t radio controlled. C cars instead of RC cars. lol
Steering
The fact y’all are having this conversation proves my point. It’s not self-evident lol. And there’s room for progress & innovation & creativity etc…
Two motors. One to power one to steer.
I had an RC car as a kid that didn’t have steering. When it reversed, it turned left. That was the only directional control you had. I don’t know if it only had one motor, but I imagine it did.