Clever Ford Steering Wheel Folds to Become Tray Table. Ford found that Transit owners spend a ton of time in their vans. This nifty steering wheel makes that time a little easier.

The Ford Transit Custom van introduces a redesigned steering wheel that emulates the tray tables in airplane, giving drivers a temporary place to work or eat.

When looking at how to create a workspace in the Transit, considering the van’s interior design, it made more sense for D-Ford to make a flat surface front-and-center on the steering wheel.

The new Transit Custom van's steering wheel rim has a unique feature: ... To prevent food or laptops from sliding off the wheel, a removable plastic tray can be placed on top.

That's probably why products like the EcoNour Steering Wheel Tray are so popular, as they offer a handy flat surface for eating meals in your car — or even getting a little laptop work done.

A tab at the bottom of the squircle-shaped rim then flips up to secure a tray that sits on top. The E-Tourneo features a steering wheel that can be turned into a table. (Ford) ...

Airplanes have tray tables; why not cars? Oh, right, that pesky steering wheel. I suppose we can't really do away with that, but where the heck are we supposed to eat our drive-thru burger? Take it ...