Steering wheel assembly with user controls

A steering wheel assembly comprising:

• a plurality of control elements disposed on a user-accessible surface of the steering wheel assembly;
• each of the plurality of control elements having a plurality of user-selectable operational states;
• each of the plurality of control elements being electrically coupled to a corresponding branch of an electric circuit;
• the electric circuit defining an output node and being configured to produce a single output signal at the output node;
• each of the plurality of control elements being configured for affecting the single output signal based on an active one of the plurality of user-selectable operational states of the respective one of the plurality of control elements;
• the single output signal being indicative of active ones of the plurality of user-selectable operational states for each of the plurality of control elements;
• wherein the plurality of control elements comprises a first control element and a second control element, both the first control element and the second control element comprising a push button configured as an electrical switch;
• wherein the first control element is in communication with a logical controller and is configured for communicating a first output signal from the first control element to the logical controller;
• wherein the second control element is in communication with the logical controller and is configured for communicating a second output signal from the second control element to the logical controller;
• and
• wherein the logical controller is configured to actuate, in dependence upon both the first output signal and the second output signal, either a first output switch, a second output switch, or a third output switch.