The yoke steering wheel debuted in 2021 as the only option for the then-refreshed Model S and Model X flagships. However, customer feedback made the Austin-based EV marque change its mind. A few ...

Or have a look at this concept steering wheel ZF showed six years ago, the kind of fantasy just waiting for this airbag relocation. We’ve already closed octagonal steering wheels, no reason you ...

A new steering wheel design has been developed to help keep up with modern car interiors by the team at ZF Lifetec. Despite revolutionising in-car safety, every airbag fitted to a vehicle in the ...

Decorating one’s steering wheel with after-market emblems could take out an eye if the airbag deploys, federal regulators warned Monday, urging people to stop using them immediately. The ...

In this condition, the logo may shatter during a normal airbag deployment.” Mazda changed the steering wheel logo material starting in June 2006, switching to a polyester material.

The steering gearbox contains the gears that transmit the driver’s steering inputs to the steering linkage that turns the wheels, and it multiplies the driver’s steering changes so that the ...

Thanks to this new airbag position, ZF Lifetec has been able to experiment with steering wheel design, allowing the horizontal spoke and hub to have a seamless smartphone-like design. Harald Lutz, ...