Three things immediately catch the eye of the device: the height of the car is only 1.17 meters, the gull wing doors and the square steering wheel in the cockpit. It is called the control yoke and it is a rectangular control horn. This should make it easier for the driver to read the instruments above or behind the steering wheel.
New steering wheel for added safety
And there are experts who believe that this futuristic shape also improves road safety. In any case, steering with a hand placed casually on top of the round steering wheel is no longer possible in this way. Drivers are practically forced to hold the control yoke with their left and right hands at mid-rise in the optimal quarter to third position.
Steering wheels are mostly a well-rounded thing. Mercedes wants to change that and is reportedly planning an angle control yoke for the new S-Class.
Photo: Mercedes
Electric steering wheel yoke of the Mercedes S-Class
For this purpose, the new control system must be combined with new software as well, which must be able to variably adapt the steering behavior to the current driving conditions.
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