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Re:Tesla Intrigue Deepens with Musk's Twitter Barrage by knodi123 on Monday April 04, 2016 @10:42AM (#11422213)
> Perhaps an airplane-line yoke?

Is there a reason that basically NO car manufacturer has EVER made a production model with steering by anything other than a wheel and pedals?

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Re:Tesla Intrigue Deepens with Musk's Twitter Barrage by MagnumOpus on Monday April 04, 2016 @12:53PM (#11423370)
Mercedes has presented a prototype with joystick in 1999, said to have been easier to learn for beginners than steering wheels, and quicker to perform emergency maneuvers with.

They said that German legislation does not allow for cars with side-stick rather than steering wheels, and that it would be cost-prohibitive to introduce - the latter is probably no longer true...

http://www.economist.com/node/290976

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