让埃隆·马斯克懊恼的是，特斯拉的新方向盘又回到了原点。据Electrek报道，这家电动汽车公司已经开始允许Model X和Model S的客户在其网站上选择传统的圆形方向盘，而不是轭式方向盘。Electrek于周四发现了这一新的选择。
2021年，马斯克拒绝提供圆形方向盘的选择，他说，因为方向盘的轭，类似于赛车或飞机上使用的轭，在形式上更接近两个水平把手，而不是车轮，看起来“要好得多”。然而，特斯拉的股价跌到马桶里，客户的不满似乎也会让Twitter的所有者改变主意。“我不要改变。”埃隆·马斯克在2021年
该公司还向那些购买了重新设计的汽车但对转向轭不满意的人伸出了橄榄枝。从2023年3月开始，它将允许Model X和Model S车主购买700美元的车轮改装，用圆形车轮取代转向轭。
特斯拉在2021年重新设计的Model X和Model s中首次使用了轭式方向盘。该公司还在重新设计中取消了负责转向信号和信号灯等功能的控制杆，取而代之的是轭上的用力触摸按钮。根据特斯拉的网站，这些按钮将继续存在，并特别指出，改造将不包括杆或变速杆。
重新设计的轭最初引起了一系列的反应，包括粉丝的迷恋、抱怨和对安全的担忧。一些人喜欢它，而另一些人则抱怨说，轭式方向盘不太好用，有潜在的危险。司机们声称，轭式方向盘使得他们很难进行快速机动，比如在结冰的道路上重新控制，甚至在他们使用轭式方向盘行驶时，也很难找到喇叭和正确的转向灯。
当被问及在重新设计时选择轭式方向盘是否有任何“实际原因”时，马斯克再次证明，并非他所有的决定都是基于他所谓的天才。他说，显示特斯拉全自动驾驶模式的屏幕在没有额外车轮空间的情况下更加美观。
“但另一个圆轮子很无聊，挡住了屏幕。全景模式下的FSD加上轭架看起来更好，”马斯克在2021年9月9日说。
简而言之，重新设计包含了轭，因为马斯克认为它看起来很酷。不过，从特斯拉的大变脸来看，这还不足以说服客户。特斯拉本周宣布，它在2022年只交付了6.67万辆高端Model S和Model X汽车，相比之下，Model 3和Model Y汽车交付了120万辆，后者价格更低，具有圆形方向盘。
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Tesla has come full circle with its new steering wheel, much to Elon Musk’s chagrin.、
The electric car company has begun allowing Model X and Model S customers to choose a traditional round steering wheel instead of a yoke steering wheel on its website, according to Electrek, which spotted the new option on Thursday. In 2021, Musk refused to offer a round steering wheel option because the yoke, similar to those used in race cars or planes and closer in form to two horizontal handles than a wheel, simply looked “way better,” he said.
However, it appears that having Tesla’s stock in the toilet and customer discontent will make even the owner of Twitter change his mind.
No— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 23, 2021
The company is also offering an olive branch to folks who bought the redesigned cars and were unhappy with the steering yoke. Beginning in March 2023, it will allow Model X and Model S owners to purchase a $700 wheel retrofit to replace their steering yoke with a round wheel.
Tesla debuted the yoke steering wheel in its 2021 redesign of the Model X and Model S. The company also scrapped the control stalks responsible for functions like turn signals and lights in the redesign and replaced them with force touch buttons on the yoke. Those buttons are here to stay, according to the Tesla website, which specifically states that the retrofit will not include stalks or shifters.
The yoke redesign initially evoked a range of responses, including fanboy swoons, complaints, and concerns over safety. Some folks loved it, while others complained that the yoke steering wheel was less usable and potentially dangerous. Drivers claimed that having a yoke steering wheel made it hard to carry out quick maneuvers, like regaining control on an icy road, and even made it hard to find the horn and correct turn signals, as they moved with the yoke.
When asked whether there was any “practical reason” for choosing a yoke steering wheel for the redesign, Musk once again demonstrated that not all his decisions are grounded in his supposed genius. The screen that displayed Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Mode was more aesthetically pleasing without extra wheel real estate, he said.
“Yet another round wheel is boring & blocks the screen. FSD in panoramic mode looks way better with a yoke,” Musk said on Sept. 9, 2021.
In short, the redesign included the yoke because Musk thought it looked cool. Judging from Tesla’s about-face, though, that wasn’t enough to convince customers. Tesla announced this week that it had delivered only 66,700 of its higher-end Model S and Model X cars in 2022 compared to 1.2 million Model 3 and Model Y cars, which are less expensive and feature a round steering wheel.
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