Michael Cusick

Uh oh… Momma Musk liked this post so I may have to pull the trigger on a CT…

BREAKING 🚨 CHINA IS GOING TO BAN HALF-STEERING WHEELS IN NEW SAFETY STANDARD ☠️ China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology recently released the approval draft for GB 11557-202X. This mandatory national standard focuses on protecting drivers from steering mechanism injuries. The new regulation takes effect on January 1, 2027. It signals a cautious regulatory stance toward unconventional designs by removing all technical content related to half-steering wheels. The most significant change is the removal of previously allowed exemptions for human impact testing. All vehicle models must now undergo this verification regardless of the circumstances. This creates a fundamental compliance barrier for yoke steering wheels. The standard requires testing at ten specific points on the rim, such as the midpoint of the weakest or shortest unsupported areas. Because half-steering wheels lack an upper section, these required test points physically do not exist. This makes it impossible for such designs to meet the updated national requirements.