Tesla’s governing yoke is A-OK, says UK government

Tesla is wild yoke ruffle is legal for UK roads after the Transport Department told the Sunday Times its regulations “do not stipulate any shape or size of steering wheel”. The short and sweet answer seems to pave the way for the last Tesla Model S and Model X updates featuring the yoke wheel to hit local British roads.

Auto Express reported on the newspaper’s report and added UK regulations allow any type of steering equipment as long as it meets the Department for Transport’s requirements for excessive movement of the steering equipment in question. The ministry did not immediately return Roadshow’s request for comment. But his blunt response to the Sunday Times stands in stark contrast to the US government, which told Roadshow last week wants to chat with Tesla on the fork flywheel.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration told Roadshow that it “cannot determine whether the steering wheel meets federal motor vehicle safety standards.” That’s not to say the yoke doesn’t meet standards, but regulators still need to make that call. NHTSA did not immediately return a follow-up request to comment if any conversations had already taken place.

We’re not regulators, but editor-in-chief Tim Stevens has previously explained why the yoke isn’t a nice retro throwback, but maybe a security issue – as much as we all want to live out our KITT fantasies.