steering wheel
nounDefinition of steering wheel
: a handwheel by means of which one steers
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After Tesla switched to using synthetic leather for its seats, other items like steering wheels and gear shifts were still made with real leather. — Lisa Marie Segarra, Fortune, "Elon Musk Shares a New Image of the Tesla Model Y," 6 June 2018 SB1885 Asks the Department of Transportation to review federal safety standards to pinpoint which ones might create barriers for autonomous vehicles, such as rules requiring steering wheels, and to suggest alternative language within six months. — Carolyn Said, San Francisco Chronicle, "Uber crash sparks talk of tighter rules for self-driving cars," 1 Apr. 2018 Temperatures were taken on dashboards, steering wheels and seats. — Weldon B. Johnson, azcentral, "Does parking in shade REALLY make a difference in Phoenix?," 16 June 2016 The buses can seat 14 passengers, but there’s no driver’s seat or steering wheel, according to the BBC. — Rachel Becker, The Verge, "Baidu will launch its autonomous buses in Japan next year," 4 July 2018 Finally, the top-of-the-line Optima SX includes a trim-specific steering wheel, a panoramic sunroof, and available two-tone leather seating surfaces in red and black. — Greg Fink, Car and Driver, "2019 Kia Optima: Slim and Trim Changes," 29 Mar. 2018 Using electricity to warm passengers directly saves so much power compared with heating the whole passenger compartment with air that the heated seats and steering wheel should be standard. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Electric 2018 Nissan Leaf energized by value and range," 7 June 2018 While my test car had a lot of advanced features, I was surprised heated seats and steering wheel were options. — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, "Review: Electric 2018 Nissan Leaf energized by value and range," 7 June 2018 My trim was Natural Shadow Oak with Gloss Black and Brushed Metal accents on the center stack/console, door handles, shifter, air vents, speaker surrounds, and steering wheel. — Emma Jayne Williams, star-telegram, "Land Rover’s 5th-generation Discovery excels either on or off the beaten track | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 26 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'steering wheel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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