The touch-sensitive controls on the steering wheels were introduced in the VW Golf MK7 in 2019 before finding their way into other models by the German automaker.

Volkswagen customers have demanded that the company returns to conventional buttons on its steering wheels. According to a board member, it is happening ...

No more palm sweat from accidentally switching on the heated steering wheel midcorner as VW moves away from 'haptic' controls and back to buttons you can push.

A Volkswagen board member confirmed that physical steering wheel buttons will be coming back following a rash of customer complaints.

For our '03 VW GTI 1.8T, we decided to give a Momo steering wheel a try. Browsing its website, the Italian company has more than 100 different wheels in various diameters, styles and materials ...

Lawsuit targets VW’s capacitive steering wheel buttons for potential safety hazards. Plaintiffs allege the company knew about the issue but failed to inform drivers. Physical steering wheel ...

After complaints, Volkswagen will ditch capacitive steering wheel controls Recent VWs have shipped with capacitive multifunction steering wheels, and they're bad.

Time for a new wheel However, shortly before the first ID.4 unintended acceleration event was reported, VW had publicly repudiated the capacitive multifunction wheel.

VW listened to fans and gave the GTI steering wheel buttons again. But the Golf R still doesn't get them, even though it costs $15K more.

The I.D. Vizzion will be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show, which starts on March 8th. It’s one of many electric cars Volkswagen is promising will come in the 2020s.