I mean it’s not really a driving aid, well at least it doesn’t have to be.
Devs just need to make the front tires & (self) steering behave like it does IRL & when you’re using a wheel and let go of the steering wheel during a drift.
Basically make the handling more realistic when using a controller, just like a gyro does in rc drifting.
BeamNG added it in one of the last updates, and it’s wonderful to drift cars now using a controller.
It’s very similar to how steering gyros behave in RWD drift rc cars, and basically simulates how a real car’s front tires handle during drifting.
No need for it while using a wheel obviously, but for controller it’s a must if you’re into realistic handling.
(Sadly I can’t use a wheel due to health reasons, but I’m good at drifting/racing with a controller. 👍)
I really hope that the devs consider putting it in for the controller-drifters, as right now I just can’t switch from BeamNG drifting to LFS. Once you experience the beautiful feeling of this feature it feels really bad and unrealistic drifting without it.