Steering column assembly for a vehicle

A steering column assembly for a vehicle, comprising:

• an elongate steering column mounted for rotation about a longitudinal axis of the steering column and configured for attachment to a steering wheel at one end;
• a first gear connected to the steering column at a location spaced from a portion of the steering column where the steering wheel is attached, the first gear configured to rotate with the steering column;
• first and second motors, each having an output shaft;
• first and second worm screws directly connected to and rotatable with the output shaft of the first and second motors respectively and engaged with the first gear;
• control
• configured to operate the first and second motors to apply a feedback torque to the steering column;
• and
• a respective motor position sensor arrangement for sensing a rotational position of the motor output shafts, each motor position sensor arrangement comprising a target member fixedly mounted to the respective motor output shaft on an opposite side of the worm screw from the motor and a sensor for detecting the target member.