Further discussion and analysis on why the yoke is not good

[M3Jay]

I meant for driving. I've turned it past 90 in parking lots, and u-turns are slow maneuvers that don't require any reaction time.

With practice, I've been able to make u-turns and other narrow turns by using one hand, pushing on the yoke from the front with the ball of my hand. That works fine. However, it has happened to me several times now that I thought I changed direction with the on screen slider, but it didn't take it and I accidentally accelerated in the wrong direction. I had some really close calls with that, and wished there was some sort of haptic or audible confirmation that the new direction has been accepted. The on screen slider is just dumb for such a critical function. I've been trying to train myself to listen for the backup sound the car makes, but that doesn't work as well when you're listening to music.

 

[Mark II]

Parking lot accidents maybe, but for road driving after 16 months, I have yet to need to turn the yoke past 90.

Agree, which is also why I don't think we will see stats for this. NHTSA is more interested in high speed accidents than fender benders, especially in parking lots.

 

[Wol747]

>>Parking lot accidents maybe, but for road driving after 16 months, I have yet to need to turn the yoke past 90. <<

But you're in the US which doesn't have mini roundabouts and the like!

 

[Sanderpman12]

>>Parking lot accidents maybe, but for road driving after 16 months, I have yet to need to turn the yoke past 90. <<

But you're in the US which doesn't have mini roundabouts and the like!

You ever been to New Jersey…..

 

[zoomer0056]

how inferior it is to a wheel in terms of driver fatigue

I have the opposite experience. I love how the yolk feels on my Feb 2022 MSLR. In terms of fatigue it is night and day better than our 2015 Honda Crosstour round wheel.

 

[AnselmDante]

You ever been to New Jersey…..

Only the turnpike. Difficult to do hard steering inputs when everyone is doing 100 MPH

 

[AnselmDante]

>>Parking lot accidents maybe, but for road driving after 16 months, I have yet to need to turn the yoke past 90. <<

But you're in the US which doesn't have mini roundabouts and the like!

We have a few roundabouts in New England, but people are so confused by them that everything moves slowly through the roundabout.

 

[Wol747]

We have a few roundabouts in New England, but people are so confused by them that everything moves slowly through the roundabout.

...which of course is the whole point of roundabouts! Then in some countries they make them as big as racetracks, so cars go round at 50mph, which makes them put traffic lights all the way around, which......

 

[Whoze]

To be honest, when Tesla announced the yoke, I was hoping it would be more like a side-stick control like in the Airbus aircraft with HOTAS controls. So I was really disappointed by that square monstrosity. I really dislike having to reach out for the control screen.

 

[MFrunkerOG]

The yoke is designed for people who have functioning trapezius and deltoid muscles… and a shoulder width to match

 

[NeuroRad]

Been with the yoke 8 months now. It’s not bad, but I certainly prefer a wheel. IC visibility is a non issue with a correctly designed wheel which is at least one of the reasons tesla went to the yoke.

In the future if Tesla wants to implement unusual design aspects perhaps they should offer it as a beta type option like they do with fsd.

 

[aerodyne]

To be honest, when Tesla announced the yoke, I was hoping it would be more like a side-stick control like in the Airbus aircraft with HOTAS controls. So I was really disappointed by that square monstrosity. I really dislike having to reach out for the control screen.

SEXY buttons on the Yoke..make your own HOTAS?

 

[MFrunkerOG]

So the new steering wheel replacement - anyone got it yet? Does it cover any part of the steering display?

 

[lowtek]

So the new steering wheel replacement - anyone got it yet? Does it cover any part of the steering display?

I don't have it but I've seen it and yes, it covers the display like you would expect, but no different than any other wheel, you probably just see through it eventually.

Yoke forever