Some were worried about the actual shape of the wheel being problematic and others about the lack of drive stalk to choose the drive mode. As for the

Elon Musk confirms Tesla will not offer a regular steering wheel on new Model S/X

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2021-07-25 15:30:06

Some were worried about the actual shape of the wheel being problematic and others about the lack of drive stalk to choose the drive mode.

As for the former, we thought that the automaker wouldn’t risk bringing the controversial yoke steering wheel to market without a non-linear steering curve enabled by a steer-by-wire system.

However, as Tesla started deliveries of the new Model S Plaid last month, we were surprised to see that the wheel had a normal 14.0:1 steering ratio, and it is proving to be impractical at lower speeds.

Until then, some believed that Tesla might offer a standard round steering wheel as an option, but the CEO confirmed today that it will not:

Musk insists that the yoke steering wheel is worth it for offering better visibility of the instrument cluster and its driving visualizations.

As someone who has been driving on icy roads all of my life (Quebec born and bred), I can see it be a real problem for some maneuvers to regain controls in some slips. pic.twitter.com/ybJ5DOKRjJ