Tesla Yoke Deep Dive | Tesla Plaid Teardown

[@AndrewBinning]

I love that munroe is really just a bunch of geeks who are really into their areas of expertise. The enthusiasm and pure knowledge comes through really well on camera.

[@MunroLive]

Thanks Andrew

[@40watt_club]

TY Sandy , for letting these ppl shine. Good move.

[@cyumadbrosummit3534]

But instead of letting the guy who will be doing an in depth review of the steering system drive the thing once, he goes on a cross country victory tour.

[@kneekoo]

@@cyumadbrosummit3534 Are you also familiar with their priorities and personnel availability?

[@peternhadley]

Tyler did a great job explaining some of these elements in easy to understand language! Y'all should feature him in more videos!

[@louspinelli1745]

I really appreciate that Munro has accrued such a team of talented individuals and gives them the opportunity to shine without hesitation. Why can’t more industries and groups be more like Munro? Well done!

[@ryandoyle4344]

Felt the love of engineering and inquisitive minds at work... Great team and amazing video!

[@MunroLive]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@fjalics]

@@MunroLive Who doesn't want to look behind the curtain, or vegan leather?

[@jaegersracing]

Tyler is hands down the best presenter I’ve ever seen on this channel. I love the whole team, but I have to go out of my way to applaud him. The most engaging mix of knowledge, enthusiasm, and personality. I watch all Munro videos and have never commented until this one. Tyler MUST be on more. Thanks

[@MunroLive]

Couldn't agree more!

[@nonyanks2510]

Loved the brainstorming, Ben, Tyler and Carl, it amazes me how truly complex something seemingly so simple that we all take for granted can be...teardowns are GOOD!

[@bradbond07]

Sandy has built such an amazing team at Munro. Not only do they know their stuff, they all seem to be able to explain it in layman’s terms.

[@jbarvideo12]

Much more detailed engineering analysis of a steering "wheel" than I anticipated viewing. Amazing! Great again for Munroe Live!

[@johnbuchman4854]

Munro guys! It's April Fool's Day and and you didn't move Sandy's R1T into the part of the shop where you do tear downs?!? Sandy's reaction would have been beyond priceless!

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Check out todays Kies Motorsports video of bmw dealership oil change cost justification 🤣

[@rogerstarkey5390]

@@MarioDallaRiva Absolutely HILARIOUS!! (Here's the link) kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5nWm32nnNyUqZo

[@patreekotime4578]

Im not sure they plan out when they will release thier videos that closely. They probably have a big editing backlog they are going through steadily.

[@amosjoannides]

I think you guys got it right with segmented pieces of steel being there for heat retention. I live in Canada, and use my model Y steering wheel heater a lot. I notice that the heat does fluctuate over time leading me to believe that the actual heater is being used intermittently.

[@stevem3439]

Great talent at Munro. Thanks for sharing.

[@ThePeterR66]

Cool, teamwork, humility, passion : Love the Sandy enterprise culture

[@glennanderson3725]

I would guess the weights in the steering yoke are to increase the wheels inertia for the steering servo. The natural frequency of the yoke might be a an issue to avoid "flutter".

[@TennisGvy]

omg don't misuse the term flutter like that 😂

[@ricknash3055]

Same as the weights in game controllers

[@ch4.hayabusa]

This reminds me of how the space station has most appliances soft mounted, to avoid large scale harmonics that can fatigue structural joints. Does this have anything to do with the smaller inductor in the plaid inverter, reducing Eddie currents on the ferromagnetic core by using a heavily segmented core while improving the impedance?

[@drkastenbrot]

No, adding weight is not required for a servo drive, it just needs to be tuned properly to the load.

[@JasonWW2000]

Flutter would not be an issue due to the precise steering angle sensor.

[@GeeKayKayGee]

Ben is doing a good job with his part of the presentations.

[@antongolles8896]

You guys are so damn knowledgeable!! I love this series!

[@rpmtesla]

Great episode ! The embedded wire has made it very easy for us to heat the carbon fiber that we overlay on the PU core. That is a new item we are offering. A solid carbon fiber heated yoke wheel. Great breakdown !!

[@zxggwrt]

Thank you! In all my years of selling crap to manufacturing I never heard of reaction injection molding. It's a cold day in Florida when I learn something new so I'm impressed 🔥

[@briannewman6216]

Tyler was a very good presenter.

[@kneekoo]

New (to us) people keep showing up and I love how they do a great job in front of the camera. :) Great bunch, Munro! Well done.

[@raven----]

You guys put on an excellent presentation.....Thanks Munro Live

[@realsupercopter]

The teardown that keeps on giving! Each step has its share of surprises, I'm loving it!

[@sharediyers4827]

more Tyler videos please! excellent insights

[@turkhi]

My apologies to the Munro Team because when the Plaid reverse engineering series started naively I didn't realize that you guys wasn't going to put that supercar back together and sell it I wasn't familiar with this channel before one day it just popped up in my recommendations and that was it I really appreciate the work that Mr. Munro and his talented team has put in this project Looking forward for future contents keep it up with the good work...

[@MunroLive]

Thanks Admiral!

[@davidanderson1060]

Thanks guys this was great, I love all of the "true" in-depth analysis!

[@budgetaudiophilelife-long5461]

🤗 WE THANK…SABIC 👍 AND BEN ,CARL ,AND TYLER…FOR SHARING THEIR EXPERTISE WITH US SO WE CAN APPRECIATE IT 🤔😍😍😍

[@fred993a]

Excellent analysis but the Sandy Bobblehead is fantastic!

[@madi112233]

Another hidden germ. Please let everyone shine. Thank you guys! Keep up with a good work!

[@alsmith358]

All Model S/X made since November, 2021 have the horn on the center airbag like normal, just needs a software update.

[@HowlandFPV]

The Update just came out :)

[@legacytesla]

@@HowlandFPV what's the build / ver #?

[@Mari0o0o]

Came to say this

[@Arkentos9]

This stuff is free to watch, you guys are amazing!

[@brennanspark]

I was missing seeing Sandy but then I saw his bobble head 😃

[@smashICE1]

I love that nerdy and geeky stuff, you guys rock!

[@danstar7]

After driving with the yoke in my Model Long Range for 6 months, I would never want to go back to a traditional steering wheel. I do think the horn placment and operability could be improved but aside from that, I thoroughly enjoy using the yoke!

[@Johnny2Feathers]

How do you like the S Long Range so far? Any issues? Is it more than enough power for you?

[@danstar7]

@@Johnny2Feathers The car is fantastic. Plenty of power. In fact, I don't use the most powerful mode in the car, insane mode, as it just isn't needed. I have no major issues with the car. However, I have significantly scratched the undercarriage beneath the front bumper by hitting driveways. I learned the hard way that the car defaults to the lowest suspension, leading to these altercations. Fortunately, you can change the clearance on the touchscreen and also set the car to increase clearance automatically when approaching places you know are an issue. Just another benefit of the software-enabled vehicle.

[@johndonaldson5126]

I've recently paid extra attention to how I use the round steering wheel in my vehicles. As do many people after making a tight turn I let the steering wheel slide through my hand. That can't be done with a yoke style. It's interesting to note that many new airplane designs eliminate the yoke, replacing it with a "stick". Yokes are going out of style.

[@theshadowsymphony]

Yeah well, high waisted “mom jeans” went out of style too, but they seem to be making a big comeback.

[@RichTeer]

Very interesting video! A quick FYI: newer versions of the steering yoke will have a centre horn button (that change may have already made it into production). Tesla (sometimes) listens to customer feedback!

[@YaroslavNechaev]

Maybe they'll give us the wheel back as well?

[@PoeticJusticeSC]

@@YaroslavNechaev I prefer a wheel, but apparently not everyone does.

[@YaroslavNechaev]

@@PoeticJusticeSC I think that's copium: it looks cool and futuristic and people convince themselves that they will like it. But it's just a suboptimal design (if you still have to rotate it the same 1.5 turns each side) - you can adjust to it but why do that if a better alternative already exists. I like my new Model X but I refuse to believe the yoke is good for me as a consumer, I feel like I'm being beta-tested on.

[@benjaminsmith2287]

Good.

[@noobcaekk]

The level of detail and expertise from the Munro Team never ceases to amaze me. Being able to call out FMVSS and ECE standards is just next level stuff!! Awesome video. EDIT: FIRE DEMO!!! 31:00

[@ernestarredondo-vega5937]

Great team! Love all the details from different manufacturing processes.

[@josephv5484]

As a motorcycle guy, I'm used to using my left thumb for the horn. In fact, I still use my left thumb on my model 3 for the horn.. Although, I probably haven't actually used the horn except to see that it works. Having The turn signal buttons on one side is better than one on each side. Just like a motorcycle. Also, I adapt things for one handed people so this makes it easier in this regard as well.

[@JoseVargas-dx7wz]

Oh, yeah! Another perfect teammate for Carl! Way to go, Tyler! You only can think of why they kept him behind camera all this time! You really have to have the good explainers and narrators up front! Carl, as usual, Brilliant! Tyler, awesome! Loved the finaly! Also, loved that they really seem to enjoy the process of discover features and reasons. I can relate to that as I get to do it my self in my own job a lot! I also wanted to give a big shout out to Tyler for the behind the scenes job! For the most part it seems that the channel was trying to grasp a style and to bring novelty and interesting topics to camera and that can be trace to his job as well.

[@bloodking35]

THANKS TYLER

[@someguyonaguitar]

Keep up the great work guys. You're like "this old house" but for cars and way cooler!

[@KlausEvenEnevoldsen]

Tyler & Carl make a great team.

[@dougk5456]

The next time I get into my car and grab the steering wheel I'm going to take a much closer look at it. Never realized how complex this thing is and how important every piece is!!!!

[@teslabot5650]

Okay. thats an A+. Good job team!

[@Cardroid]

Always educational, thanks!

[@johnhjic2]

Hello, The thing about the horn is the lest of all. As i am in the UK you can get into one car and its in the centre of the steering wheel and in the next is on a stork and in other it can be on a different stork. Like the indicators can be on one side or the other when you switch cars. But you soon get to know where they are. Thank you for all the amazing videos, I love to here all your thoughts.

[@felipericketts]

Tearing it down and figuring it out, with a little creative speculation thrown in. Sounds like a fun job!. :-)

[@Cloxxki]

Ben will end up being poached by a TV network to present a new primetime gameshow.

[@40watt_club]

Seems, either he grows with his new responsibility or he looses weight or he is just wearing more black ...or he is just a sinfonie of all three 🙂

[@vinorojo5150]

@@40watt_club New bigger clothes is what I'm accused of...

[@MrFoxRobert]

Thank you!

[@MunroLive]

You're welcome!

[@cooperspace90]

that was extremely well done!! THX!

[@MunroLive]

Glad you liked it!

[@Hitstirrer]

Adapting to steer by wire will also save a lot of engineering when converting left-hand to right-hand drive. In fact, technically it would be possible to steer the car from the rear seats holding a games console.

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Nissan has been working on steer by wire, I think they already have it working on some models.

[@rogerstarkey5390]

Coming to a Consumer Reports video about 3 days after Tesla installs the system!

[@Supertrooper697]

@@carholic-sz3qv The Infiniti Q50 (on some trims) has had steer by wire since 2014.

[@JasonWW2000]

@@Supertrooper697 In what country? The US does not allow it.

[@Supertrooper697]

@@JasonWW2000 In the US. Just look it up, it’s actually been around since 2013, with the 2014 model year Q50. It has triple computer system redundancy and a mechanical column still as the ultimate fallback. Probably how they got away with doing it.

[@remaxwade]

It's like This Old House for cars.. Love it ❤️💯👍

[@johntyson1958]

The Sandy Bobblehead looks right at home.Kudos 😎😂

[@EricP36]

Sandy Bobble Head! 🔥🔥🔥

[@MunroLive]

Available now! munrolive.com/support-%2F-store/ols/products/sandy-munro-bobblehead-signed-by-sandy

[@unclegeorge7845]

I liked this presentation. Not smooth and glossy but really informative. Wow! The thinking and testing that goes into just making a steering wheel. Almost makes me wonder how they do it so cheap.

[@drjaye1962]

Great job

[@englishfabric]

it's like some kind of science show :D love it

[@ramblerandy2397]

Who'da thought steering wheels/yokes could be so fascinating? Excellent relaxed but detailed presentation. One thing - steer by wire. I believe that, at the moment, there is a stipulation, law, requirement, whatever, that there be a working physical connection between the steering mechanism and the wheels. This may not be so in the USA, I don't know, but I believe it is in the UK/Europe. So you could have steer by wire but, at present, it has to be backed up by a working column [I think]. Sorry to be so woolly on that point.

[@jeffreyhampton9130]

Nice job.

[@tbot1633]

I watch all your tear down vids, you guys do a great job with explaining the tear downs howver you rearly explain which is better ad why between the comparisons. To us lay people just the teardown doesn't tell us everything.

[@xXElementistXx]

I agree with the steer by wire theory and the thermal storage. Tesla love multi purpose parts after all. Though as you stated, the steering yolk was one of the lightest steering wheels you've come across. It could also serve the same effect as a fly-wheel, for feed back in the steering wheel, maybe? ..though an interesting feature for the Cybertruck could be rumblers in the steering wheel for feedback when creeping over terrain or when you're getting closer to an object?

[@krtrw]

Is it possible that the segmented metal rods is for dampening vibration in the steering wheel? Great Teardown! Thank you!!

[@MattelAquarius]

That magnesium was🔥🔥!!

[@paulhortonatcoxnet]

See you soon! Excellent video

[@MunroLive]

Thanks again!

[@claudiomarinangeli2360]

So interesting. Great job guys! :)

[@markcole5602]

All ways sometime to learn. Thank You.

[@MunroLive]

Our pleasure!

[@nedwulin4646]

Good work guys! Thanks.

[@MunroLive]

Thanks for watching!

[@ApteraEV2024]

Thanks for Sharing Guys))

[@GaryGreenway]

Here's another theory for the steel segments in the rim. They provide some level of rigidity in a foam rim yet are deformable in the event of a collision.

[@Clamdine]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@piccalillipit9211]

That was my first thought, but they would not provide THAT much rigidity and an aluminium U would do just as well and deform just as easily - It must be for "centring"

[@Wrkncacnter777]

The magnesium structure is what provides rigidity, the steel segments are just sitting inside a dip in the magnesium.

[@pazznecht]

In a case of major crash this can brake into segments away from body possibly.

[@dogbreath6974]

It might have something to do with the steer by wire system in the future, some sort of contact with sensor on the column.

[@peteregan3862]

Talent running wild Munro - who needs Sandy and Cory - the three amigos could start their own KZbin channel.

[@GoCoyote]

There is another possibility for the iron bars, and the way to find out would be to see if the power source is AC or DC. If it is AC, they could be using inductive heating instead of resistance heating. It is more efficient, and would avoid thermal stress on the wires, and also allow for precise temperature control of the steering yoke.

[@georgepelton5645]

Sounds like an idea that engineers very familiar with electromagnetic fields and electric motor design would come up with. Logical for a company like Tesla.

[@JasonWW2000]

There's no need for AC. Induction doesn't make sense since the metal core is heavily insulated. If they wanted to use induction, which is not as efficient as far as power consumption, they would wrap the wire grid around the steel. As is, its too far away reducing efficiency even more. Its almost certainly using DC.

[@rovert1284]

Yoke really does seem to be a novelty factor. I like to move my hands to different locations on the steering wheel when doing long distances. But I have no doubt it is fine for many, indeed many will love it.

[@cf6965]

They just love it because it's from Tesla, not because it's useful !

[@jackgreenstalk777]

i think the heating theory is probably more spot on then you think. lots of ways to add weight. wouldnt be segmented for structure. hold heat to save energy. is there any temp sensors inside to monitor wheel temp?

[@Firestorm637]

Nice to have more interchangeable parts from different vehicles. Makes sense

[@ligius3]

Just pulling out two more ideas about the weights: the segmented nature could provide a predictable fracture in case of a crash. Or it could be used to shift some resonation frequencies that would be annoying for the hand. I've driven some cars that have a really annoying "buzz" in the steering wheel when driven over certain potholes, like using the hammer on a piece of steel.

[@seantiz]

Good job Tyler.

[@Pedro5antos_]

Awesome content! Thanks

[@vinorojo5150]

Hey Ben, I have found that a "Karate Chop" to the right side of the airbag on the yoke works quickly without searching for little horn icon. Covering right side with your palm works but IMO is slower than "Chop". By the way, this is ONE LOUDASS HORN, rivals my F-250 w/aftermarket horns!

[@lukalukic1]

17:22 Ford use same air bag connectors. We use them while making harness for Focus/ C max once connector is damaged even small Pice wire is being replaced not just connector. Same for Abs.

[@victorescobar7437]

The weight might also add to the accuracy of the steering wheel placement, not sure how necessary it would be for accuracy but I think it makes for a good data point.

[@Akira-nw4jl]

2 great places to work at Tesla and Munro! I wish I were a young engineer.

[@4SeaDoc]

You guys were all great - love my Plaid X and the yoke... I'm going with the segmented metal as a reservoir, perhaps serving as a heat sink to minimize energy draw from using the heated steering wheel which works great. I'll be curious what you find out how the heated seats work as compared to previous versions... Might be illuminating to see if there are similar changes....

[@tuurschellekens5385]

Not having used this wheel myself, I don't know if it handles well or not but one thing I would find more logical is if the blinker buttons would be seperated. So left side for the left blinker, right side for the right blinker. A great video as always by the way!

[@_PatrickO]

Using my chevy volt which I drive with openpilot, I wish all buttons you would use and a brake would be completely accessible with one hand. On the volt, I can do turn signals, increase or decrease speed in 1 mph increments when cruise is on, enable cruise, and use the handbrake(regen only). The only time I have to touch any pedals is to get up to 24mph because they suck and don't let cruise enable at zero mph. Once I can enable cruise, i can do all driving with my left hand. I only have to touch a pedal if I need to brake harder than the regen which isn't often. It is no pedal driving and much better than one pedal driving. With openpilot, the car does most of the steering when the cruise is on. I only need to do the turns. Openpilot handles all straightaways and curves on any road, no goofy geofencing like supercruise. If the car could enable cruise at 0mph, it would be a fully digital controlled throttle using plus minus buttons like you are setting a home thermostat. It is so much better than a pedal.

[@zodiacfml]

keep it coming! excellent! this would be a dream if i could do this myself

[@dalerichardson7202]

Why would they have seperate pieces of steel bar rather one continuous piece? I like your theories(weight savings,etc), but mine is more fun! Let's see, if we take a steel bar and wrap it in copper and then put a current through it........ What do we make? An electromagnet! And when the first few steering wheels were made this way with a single piece of steel, imagine the surprise of the testers when their watches and jewelry and zippers went..... schwing!.... onto the wheel when the resistive steering wheel heater kicked on!

[@andrasbiro3007]

I was thinking about that too. But then why using steel at all? Maybe they do want some induction happen to get a more even heating. The problem with the heated steering wheel in my Model S is that the heat is very uneven, which is uncomfortable. All of this complexity seems to be aimed at getting more even heating. Starting with putting the wires below a layer of plastic.

[@bitwise_8953]

If its a AC you wont make a strong electromagnet, You'll make a lot of heat instead. No need to worry about watches sticking to the wheel.

[@ch4.hayabusa]

You don't have the amount of windings needed to have a noticeable effect. I think the heat sink idea is correct, which makes sense when heating from mains, but makes even more sense when dumping excess Regen power into the steel. This may be specially true when it's cold in the morning and you live in a community with speed bumps, you'd like Regen to feel the same even when the battery is at 90% charge.

[@drkastenbrot]

The current through the heater wire is far too low to produce a noticeable magnetic field

[@concinnus]

It looks like the wires are laid along the wheel, whereas for an electromagnet they would be wound around it.

[@paullester2535]

another informative review - keep them coming!

[@MunroLive]

Thanks, will do!

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Super informative, guys! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@marksherman6769]

Tesla is going racing with a GT3 type steering wheel, heck even F1 racing cars have a wheel similar to this, with a heck of a lot more buttons! Cool Video Thank you!

[@TwilightKid]

I love the Harbor Frieght give away light

[@tsehlankhi4205]

I like the examples en experimentation, it's like the best school ever for impatient me. 😅, sandy is not here playing with rt1, en you burning parts for our entertainment en knowledge, good job 😁

[@ZachGrady]

I like the idea of the steel bar being in the steering wheel to hold heat. It makes a lot of sense that the car can heat up the steering wheel (and the rest of the car) while on grid power and store that heat in the wheel to use less electricity while on the road.

[@r.a.monigold9789]

You egged us on when describing the yolk. Fried my brain for sure. That was the shell of a joke...

[@sagedillon8239]

The heated steering wheel on my 2022 MiC Model 3 RWD modulates the heat as you were theorising the plaid does. Sometimes I actually find it gets a little bit too cold before reheating again, hopefully something that Tesla tunes with software.

[@ioannisd00]

LOL at that Sandy bobble-head ;)

[@thesadboxman]

11:25 Free Harbor Freight flashlight FTW!

[@alejandromeneses7735]

Can you guys buy a current steering wheel from the 3/Y to dig into the heating elements and if the structure itself has changed? that could help answer some of the questions.

[@foxythedirtydog4494]

Could the steel segments be for heating the yoke by induction? Did you see what kind of power was going through the heater wires - voltage, AC or DC? Maybe a way to keep the heating current low without high voltage. Otherwise the segments would add some strength but also make the yoke deformable in a crash situation.

[@ronking8726]

Thank you. Always discovering a mystery. Lol.

[@jtkstudios4168]

Carl is becoming the Neil deGrasse Tyson of the Automotive Industry interiors

[@alexforget]

Guys, put Munro bobblehead for sale, I would buy one ! Bonus points if he is holding threaded fasteners!

[@MunroLive]

They are! munrolive.com/support-%2F-store/ols/products/sandy-munro-bobblehead-signed-by-sandy