Tesla finally blinks on the Yoke

[joec]

Looks like cooler heads (or lost sales) prevailed, and Tesla is going to offer a non-yoke steering wheel for the S / X. Plus a retrofit for those who already have the yoke.

Tesla starts offering $700 round wheel retrofit for people with yoke steering wheels

Tesla is starting to offer a $700 round steering wheel retrofit for people who bought a Model S or Model X with a yoke steering wheel.

electrek.co

 

[joec]

I get that lots of people actually like the yoke, but choice is a good thing. This is absolutely the right move. Surprised it took this long.

 

[Shuasha]

Good, I wasn't a fan of them, not that I'm buying a Tesla anytime soon.

 

[L U C I D]

I test drove the 2022 LR S with Yoke. It wasn't horrible, and the view in front was nice. That said, given the choice, I'd still choose the wheel.

 

[Janger]

I would like that kind of view on my lucid. The top of the steering covers too much of very nice screen.

 

[Steveinarizona]

Amazing what the fall in Tesla's stock price does to Elon's stubbornness.

 

[JillyBean]

^^^^
The vast majority of auto stocks were down over 50% in 2022

 

[Bobby]

I would like that kind of view on my lucid. The top of the steering covers too much of very nice screen.

 

[off]

I happened to be driving a MS with the yoke yesterday. I was able to get used to the turn signal buttons, but whenever backing up to park, I was thinking about needing this old timey knob!

 

[Steveinarizona]

I remember the "old timey knob". Cars back then didn't have power steering and you had to get the car moving to turn the wheel. The handle enabled you to keep one arm around the girl friend while still driving.