Doesn't this steering wheel design make more sense with the digital cockpit?

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  1. PriusPeep

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    I have driven multiple Tesla models with that steering wheel. It’s ridiculous, impractical and awkward in real-world situations.

    The S is boat with a horrendous turning circle. Using the Yoke always reminds of this scene from Austin Powers:


     
    #21 PriusPeep, Oct 24, 2023
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    That's why you can't simply change the wheel at the end of the steering column.
    Tesla might have been assuming people wouldn't be steering anyway.
     
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  3. thnok

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    Tesla did put the traditional steering wheel for the models that came with a Yoke as an extra add-on couple of years/months later.
     
    #23 thnok, Oct 24, 2023
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    Reminds me of the pushback I get when bemoaning the dangerous degree of distraction required to do something like change vent mode, people saying “why would you want to do that; just leave it on Auto”.
     
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