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 * Changing default int values to double in steering controller's yaml file. The controllers should now initialize successfully without specifying these parameters (`#927 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/pull/927>`_).
 * A fix for Ackermann steering odometry was added (`#921 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/pull/921>`_).
+* Do not reset the steering wheels to ``0.0`` on timeout (`#1289 <https://github.com/ros-controls/ros2_controllers/pull/1289>`_).
 
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