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Reinventing the steering wheel

The Rinspeed Etos concept featured this ZF TRW retractable steering wheel.
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By:
Bradford Wernle
June 12, 2016 05:00 AM

Though taken for granted today, the steering wheel was a transformative technology at the dawn of the age of the automobile.

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