Vehicle control systems and methods

A vehicle control system comprising:

• a steering pinion engaged with a rack, the rack having opposing ends, each opposing end coupled to a gear pair through a rod;
• a sector gear that engages the pinion;
• a plate that is coaxial with and coupled to the sector gear, the plate having a pair of cams;
• two followers, one of which engages one of the cams and the other follower engages the other cam;
• and
• a linkage system coupled to the followers, the linkage system being coupled to a transmission system.