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> This sort of hand-waving dismissals of Tesla's innovations Lots of things are innovative about Tesla vehicles but a steering yoke isn't one of them. It's a v
by spamizbad 6y ago
> This sort of hand-waving dismissals of Tesla's innovations
Lots of things are innovative about Tesla vehicles but a steering yoke isn't one of them. It's a very old concept car trope, going as far back as the 1950s.
- josefresco 6y agoCool, so where are the articles, stories and studies from those other failed attempts? My point is they AREN'T in the article - that's all.
- swirepe 6y agoI think the article assumed a base familiarity with the topic. The basic idea behind variable steering ratios is, you space the teeth of your rack and pinion closer together in the middle and further away on the ends. This makes the wheel feel more sensitive in the middle. [1] Here is a car with a square wheel that nobody liked: [2] [1] https://autozine.org/technical_school/traction/Steering_2.html https://autozine.org/technical_school/traction/Steering_2.ht... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Allegro https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austin_Allegro
- Retric 6y agoIt’s likely this is a bad idea, but the interface is only half the equation. We’re looking at form factor not the actual implication. Personally I was expecting their autopilot rollout to be a safety disaster, similarly I assumed forgoing a dashboard would be a huge issue, so having been proven wrong before I am simply reserving judgement.