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Tesla has started to deliver a new version of its yoke steering wheel and it now features a normal horn. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “yoke” butterfly steering wheel, it was controversial. Some were worried about the actual shape of the wheel being problematic, while others were concerned 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…

Fan of the yoke? That’ll be $250, please. When Tesla revealed its redesign of the Model S a little while ago, its most controversial change by far was the addition of the yoke steering wheel. Instead of a traditional steering wheel that, you know, is a full circle, the new Model S opted for a yoke design that is normally found in Formula 1 cars. While the design undoubtedly looked cool in photos, Tesla got a lot of pushback due to its ergonomic issues at lower speeds. The debate over the yoke went on…

Tesla has decided to make its controversial “yoke” steering wheel an option, and it is even asking for a $250 premium for it. When Tesla unveiled the new Model S with the “yoke” butterfly steering wheel, it was controversial. Some were worried about the actual shape of the wheel being problematic, while others were concerned about the lack of a 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…

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. Yesterday, we reported on Tesla finally offering round steering as an option on Model S and Model X vehicles, which the automaker was only offering with its “yoke” steering wheel for the last two years. It was confusing to some why Tesla wouldn’t offer a regular steering wheel as an option in the first place. Now it is finally an option for new buyers, and…

As my colleague Liam Mannix wrote in his Examine newsletter, these bots have a key limitation: “ know which words come next without knowing what they mean.”It is a ceiling that prevents bots creating truly new work or ideas, but that’s not the role of the people labouring in “bullsh-t jobs”.Consider an entry-level public relations agent. This person’s job is to take a company announcement, perhaps of a new product, package it up with some background details and send it to journalists. All the information comes from the…

Ahead of its start of production this fall, Lexus continues to share more glimpses of its RZ 450e electric SUV and its exciting yoke steer-by-wire-system. Before test drives begin for consumers, some media outlets have been able to get behind the wheel yoke of the Lexus RZ 450e and document the drive. Check out the video below. Lexus exists as a subsidiary of Toyota, so it should come as no surprise that the luxury Japanese automaker has been sluggish in joining the all-electric revolution. Toyota has slowly but…