Tesla Yoke Steering Wheel Under Review By NHTSA ‘To Better Understand The New Technology’ In a statement to Teslarati NHTSA said the organization is reviewing Tesla's use of the yoke steering wheel. For the review, Tesla has been providing the regulatory agency with more information about the safety of the feature. Advertisement According to a statement given to Teslarati by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the regulatory organization is working together with Tesla to evaluate the safety of the recently announced yoke steering wheel going into the refreshed Model S and X. In the statement, NHTSA said that the organization is “aware of the recently launched Tesla steering yoke in certain Model S vehicles.” The regulatory group also said, “we requested and received information from Tesla about the steering yoke and we remain actively engaged with the company during our review.”