Tesla Makes a U-Turn as Regular Steering Wheel Returns to Model S and X

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Tesla Makes a U-Turn as Regular Steering Wheel Returns to Model S and X
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.Tesla makes a U-turn as regular steering wheel returns to Model S and X:

A yoke is still offered, but a steering wheel —now with capacitive buttons versus stalks—returns as a no-cost option., but the Tesla service isn't available until March.

The tried-and-true steering wheel returns to the Tesla Model S and Model X. While the steering yoke that has beenis still offered, people who order a new S or X can once again drive with a normal wheel at no extra cost. Unlike before, the new steering wheel in the Model S and Model X doesn't have stalks that control the blinkers, windshield wipers, or gear selection. Instead, all of those functions are now handled through capacitive buttons and controller balls, just like those found on the yoke.

The return of a regular steering wheel to the Model S and Model X represents a symbolic U-turn by Tesla—and, more specifically, by CEO Elon Musk. Back in 2021, in the months after the company stirred up controversy by only offering both models with a yoke, Musk tweeted that there wasTesla In the News

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