Steering device for a motor vehicle

A steering device for a motor vehicle, said steering device comprising a stationary steering wheel rim, a measurement transducer integrated into said steering wheel rim and provided for generating an electric or electronic signal, and an actuator that can be actuated as a function of said electronic signal in order to adjust steerable wheels, the improvement consisting in that said measurement transducer comprises touch-sensitive sensors on the circumference of said steering wheel rim which detect a position and movement of the hands of a driver touching said steering wheel rim and generate said electric or electronic signal that corresponds to said position and said movement of said hands, and in that an electronic unit for detecting said signal and converting it into a steering signal for controlling said actuator is associated with said measurement transducer.