# By-wire controls

Steering, braking, and throttle described as by-wire, with a yoke.

## What it is

Steering, braking, and the throttle are described as by-wire, with a variable steering rack. Reported notes add yoke travel and damping on the return. The yoke carries paddles for the indicators and for boost.

Figures below come from Tesla posts or from engineers speaking to outlets. Where sources disagree, the spec sheet says so.

By-wire controls. A simple diagram of a yoke sending steering, brake, and throttle signals by wire, with no mechanical column drawn to the wheels.

## Open questions

> Not yet published by Tesla. Yoke angle and return damping are reported notes, not a Tesla control drawing.

Canonical: https://roadster.news/technology/by-wire-controls/
Sources: https://roadster.news/sources/