Why Tesla’s impractical butterfly steering wheel probably won’t make it into production

As part of its quarterly earnings call yesterday, EV maker Tesla showed off renderings of an upcoming 2021 Model S refresh. The piece that’s got everyone talking is its butterfly, or as others call it, the Knight Rider-style steering wheel. But I have some bad news. That steering wheel probably won’t make it in to the production model. Sorry. Yeah, it’s super cool — and you’d be able to drive along pretending you’re in Knight Rider or something — but steering wheels have to be complete, round, and not have any bits missing. [Read: How Netflix shapes mainstream culture, explained by data] According to legal resource HG.org,…

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