We have known for some time that Tesla's new Model S will have a yoke-style steering wheel. Similar to those found on aircraft and on the Knight Industries to Thousand (KITT) of the TV show Knight Rider, this wheel will not have an upper and lower section. Instead, the driver would have two steering wheels, one on each side.

No doubt many people like this design, which opens up the vehicle's driver display, but it may actually be one of the more difficult ones to use. In the video that Quinn Nelson posted and shared on Twitter, users talk about their actual experience with the steering wheel, and for the most part, it seems to work well. The problem will arise for those who like to adjust the position of their hands on the steering wheel. For example, they might grip the top for tight maneuvers and keep both hands toward the center for safe cruising.

Perhaps the bigger problem would be training yourself how to use it. If you are buying your first car and purchasing a Tesla before getting behind the wheel of a conventional one, this will not be a problem. For the rest of us, we'll likely be clawing at empty spaces trying to find something to grab onto when adjusting our hands.

One thing we don't know yet is how safe these handles will be in an accident. If your hand gets thrown off the wheel and you need to grab it again, finding half the wheel is understandably more difficult than finding the whole circle. It's probably nothing to fuss about. We'll find out when the Model S is delivered later this year.

Tesla has also done away with the indicator stalk. This means that you will have to tap a button on the wheel to signal your intention to change direction. Since both of these buttons are on the left side, it may be difficult to press the button on the right side. It might have made more sense to place the left-side indicators on the left side and the right-side indicators (as you might imagine) on the right side.

The video also shows how to place the Tesla in reverse. By swiping down the left edge of the centrally located screen, the car can be shifted into reverse. Was it necessary to remove the stalk from the car? The answer is certainly yes, but Tesla can't make money doing what others do, and YouTubers will no doubt love it.

After all, the new Tesla yoke doesn't particularly solve the problem, just makes the instrument cluster a little less obtrusive when driving straight. Does it look cool? A little, but not just a little. Companies like Audi are also changing their steering wheels. In their new electric cars, they have flattened the top and bottom and seem to be making the steering wheel look better without changing the overall paradigm of the steering wheel.