Rumour: Model 3/Y to lose stalks in 2023 model year

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Model 3 and Y to lose steering wheel stalks; gain touch-sensitive wheel a la Model S

Tesla is expected to move the Model 3 and Model Y to a steering wheel with touch-sensitive buttons

www.notateslaapp.com

They would gain the swipe switching and auto-select (beta) function

 

[Lord Farquad]

I wonder when the change would be made? Q4, Q1???? Q2?

When did the facelift M3 appear?

 

[Zilla91]

I think I’d cancel my MY order if it doesn’t come with stalks

 

[Mr H]

putting turn signals on the steering wheel is a bad idea because they're never where you left them

 

[cerbfan]

I had buttons for indicators, wipers, horn and main beam on my Cerbera and it actually worked really well. Difference is though it was a quick steering rack so you never needed to turn the wheel much more than 90 degrees and with the type of car it was you would normally always have 2 hands on the wheel. Not sure it would be quite as user friendly in the Model Y.

 

[ACarneiro]

Model 3 and Y to lose steering wheel stalks; gain touch-sensitive wheel a la Model S

Tesla is expected to move the Model 3 and Model Y to a steering wheel with touch-sensitive buttons

www.notateslaapp.com

They would gain the swipe switching and auto-select (beta) function

For the love of everything holy, please, God, no!

 

[GRiLLA]

I wonder when the change would be made? Q4, Q1???? Q2?

When did the facelift M3 appear?

About December 2020.

 

[wrahman0@gmail]

My lease expires in 11months for MYP. I was figuring out when to place the order but this is a deal breaker. I guess time to start looking elsewhere.

 

[Danny_F]

I am glad I should get the MY before they bring this is. An awful idea which is ill thought out, what will be next?

 

[Sparky750]

Speaking to an old colleague whom now lives stateside and this is his biggest hate with his plaid, the yoke apparently isn't too bad but the horn, indicators and drive stalk implementation literally drive him crazy apparently.

 

[Durzel]

How are you supposed to indicate coming off a roundabout? I guess roundabouts aren’t really a thing in the States so who cares eh?

The last car I had with indicators on the wheel they were really obvious tactile buttons that you couldn’t miss, and like @cerbfan the lock to lock was like a go kart.

 

[Irata]

I wonder when the change would be made? Q4, Q1???? Q2?

When did the facelift M3 appear?

This is often asked, the first deliveries in the UK was November 2020.

There were several "leaks" of information about the M3 refresh around this similar time of year, not all were correct however.

 

[kelvin 660]

Wouldn't be so bad if the steering was drive by wire (like Toyota) so lock to lock would be reduced to a minimum.

 

[Casss]

Wouldn't be so bad if the steering was drive by wire (like Toyota) so lock to lock would be reduced to a minimum.

The result will be terrible steering feel (or complete lack thereof like modern Volvos). They can reduce the need to go lock to lock with a quicker rack.

 

[Jason71]

At least I wont miss the windsceen wiper/washer button since the auto wipers are so good.
/s

 

[Mrklaw]

Bad idea IMO. Although granted I’ve not driven it, but I honestly can’t imagine driving like that. changing gears quickly for parking when you’re shuffling back and forth is better with a level that you don’t look at because you’re focusing around you while parking. Indicators leaning in the direction you’re going again is almost a subconcious thing and I don’t want to look at buttons or use anything haptic/touch for that.

1) not having stalks which are there without looking and everyone is used to what they do and where they are
2) it saving more than maybe 50c on production costs. If they’re pretending its for FSD well then I look forward to the steering wheel being retractable as otherwise it wouldn’t make a difference.

 

[Mrklaw]

will they give us the ability to keep autopilot on when we change lanes? Because if that now needs the touchscreen to reactivate every lane change I’m never likely to use it on motorways. I’ve just about come to terms with the bongs but the only thing that makes it livable is it being on a simple stalk

 

[Jason71]

will they give us the ability to keep autopilot on when we change lanes? Because if that now needs the touchscreen to reactivate every lane change I’m never likely to use it on motorways. I’ve just about come to terms with the bongs but the only thing that makes it livable is it being on a simple stalk

Almost certainly done from the steering wheel. Like it is on the model S where its a click of the scroll wheel according to the article

 

[ZenRockGarden]

existing stalks work perfectly well and are high quality - this does NOT need to be changed or "innovated" on

 

[Katic1972]

An idea conceived of and designed by people who don’t drive.