Tesla finally breaks and offers round steering wheel on Model S/X

Post by int_19h » Fri, Jan 06, 2023, 8:17 AM UTC

renewiltord wrote: post #86

devnulll wrote: post #32

I have 20k miles driving a Model S with a Yoke. While I'm not a huge fan, the yoke itself is only part of the problem. The bigger problems are: 1. The capacitive buttons for turn signals. They are dangerous. They require taking eyes from the road, offer no feedback, and are honestly dangerous. 2. The horn. It's not in the middle. It's off to the side as a no-feedback capacitive button. Every time I've needed to use t…

Jesus the capacitive touch signaling is astoundingly stupid. The horn, though. In decades of driving, I've used my horn maybe once or twice.

Post by jeffybefffy519 » Fri, Jan 06, 2023, 8:19 AM UTC

disillusioned wrote: post #70

I literally cancelled my Plaid S order and switched to a Model Y over the stupidity of the yoke. I simply could not square that circle, so to speak. They emailed me telling me it was going to be ready for delivery and I said, "you know what, I can tell I'm going to hate it." I'm really glad I did that. I simply cannot understand how the yoke ever made sense, aside from being a 13-year-old's idea of what a cool car wo…

Post by int_19h » Fri, Jan 06, 2023, 8:25 AM UTC

georgewfraser wrote: post #12

I have an S with a yoke and prefer it to a round steering wheel. 95% of the time it’s better: you can see the entire dashboard and your body can feel the angle of the wheel instinctively. 5% of the time it’s worse, during low speed maneuvers.

Post by eyelidlessness » Fri, Jan 06, 2023, 8:42 AM UTC

Dalewyn wrote: post #85

spaceman_2020 wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Features like these should be bulletproof because they pose a serious safety hazard. Safety features should be priority number one for any car manufacturer. You can ship with a crappy infotainment system but please don’t screw around with basic safety.

In the first place, how are non-working blinkers not illegal to drive with?

Post by albertopv » Fri, Jan 06, 2023, 9:06 AM UTC

illumin8 wrote: post #38

Lendal wrote: post #22

It wasn't the shape of the wheel that was the problem. It was the unasked-for capacitive-touch turn signal buttons located on the left side of the wheel, instead of a turn-signal lever. The round wheel keeps those useless buttons, so is not a solution to the problem. You still have to use your left thumb to pick between these two buttons. They don't push in, have no feedback and they are often unresponsive, especiall…

I have a Model S Plaid and they do have haptic feedback when you press them, but the problem is they require muscle memory to know the exact place to press to get left/right turn signal or horn. I'm 6'1" and the horn is particularly problematic because it requires stretching your right thumb an uncomfortable amount to hit it. It reminds me of using a very large smartphone and trying to use your thumb to reach a tap p…