Mercedes Designed An Adjustable Steering Wheel That Expands With Hydraulics - CarBuzz

Evan Williams is an automotive journalist and mechanical engineering technologist with more than a decade of experience in the industry. He has written for the Toronto Star and AutoTrader Canada and previously served as editor of Wheelscene.ca. A four-time Canadian Automotive Journalism Award winner, he is the current President of the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada, where he oversees the Canadian Car of the Year Awards program. At CarBuzz for the last year, Evan uses his engineering background to analyze vehicle tech and patents, with a focus on the details that defines great cars. Tired of a steering wheel that's too big or too small? Mercedes-Benz is working on an answer. The CarBuzz research team has just found a new patent for a steering wheel that can shrink and grow, making it perfect for nearly every driver. It's tough picking a steering wheel for a new model of vehicle. Forget about buttons for the horn, radio, and cruise control, or airbags and all of that technical stuff. Just the design of the wheel can be a challenge. Finding a diameter that balances comfort, effort, and interior space is no easy prospect.

With the iPhone Duo launch imminent (and the device backordered until January), we're now getting concrete information from Apple regarding some specifications that were previously unconfirmed. Apple recently released an EU energy label for the company's first-ever foldable smartphone, and we now know just how big the iPhone Duo's battery is. The iPhone Duo will be equipped with a 4,883 mAh battery. This matches previous reports based on leaks that said the iPhone Duo would utilize two battery cells, one 2,962 mAh and one 1,921 mAh battery, which combined add up to 4,883 mAh. This means that the iPhone Duo will have a bigger battery than its closest foldable competitors, such as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold.

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