Re: Still driving?
it would radically open the interior to substantial design changes
<suppresses bad joke here>
if [joystick] centrally located the driver could sit on either side making cars region agnostic.
If it's a multifunction controller, I think you want to use your dominant hand. But it wouldn't be very difficult to position the joystick for optimal control, left or right of the driver, as desired.
although I believe Tesla uses induction motors
They do. Problem is, those need some current and a working power controller to work as a generator, which is how you use them for braking. The rotor might have some remanent magnetism, but that won't be doing much regarding braking if power is lost.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
