Will the Tesla Model 3 electric small sedan get an airplane-inspired yoke instead of a traditional steering wheel in 2023? That’s the million-dollar question in the automotive world after Reuters reported that the EV is expected to receive a slew of updates inside its cabin, and one of them could be the one. yoke. While the automaker hasn’t confirmed anything about upcoming updates, introducing a yoke hasn’t been impossible since Tesla introduced it in the Model S last year, the model The car has attracted a lot of attention. The report claims that when the company’s flagship Model S received a yoke of dominance last year as part of a major improvement effort, the Tesla Model 3 could follow a similar path.
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Tesla is not among the automakers that often roll out physical upgrades to their vehicles. Instead, the American company relies on over-the-air (OTA) software updates to upgrade the technologies and features of its electric cars. However, the upcoming update will be mostly physical, as the report suggests. Tesla 3 . sample has been in business globally for 5 years and has received several OTA updates to improve user experience. However, the design of the car remains the same, making many people think that it is too late to change.
The upcoming update to the Tesla Model 3 is supposed to redesign the EV’s cabin. The updates will focus on reducing the complexity of the Model 3’s interior in order to reduce production costs, which will allow the automaker to lower the car’s sticker price. In addition to the interior, the car’s exterior design could also receive some important updates.
The updated Tesla Model 3 will enter production at the automaker’s Gigafactory in Shanghai in the third quarter of 2023. However, the automaker has yet to confirm that. The Freemont facility in the US could also be designated to manufacture the updated Model 3.
Date of first publication: December 1, 2022, 09:29 AM IST
