Vehicle steering control

1. A computer comprising a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to:

upon determining that a vehicle entered an autonomous-steering mode, deactivate a plurality of lights on a steering-wheel rim;

upon determining that the vehicle is in the autonomous-steering mode, instruct an actuator rotatably coupled to the steering-wheel rim to hold the steering-wheel rim stationary while turning road wheels of the vehicle to create a current steering angle of the road wheels; and

upon initiating a transition of the vehicle from the autonomous-steering mode to a manual-steering mode, illuminate at least one of the lights, wherein a position of the illuminated lights indicates a steering-wheel angle, wherein the steering-wheel angle correspond s to the current steering angle of the road wheels of the vehicle by a steering ratio.

2. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further include to, upon receiving data indicating that hands of an occupant of the vehicle are grasping the steering-wheel rim, initiate the transition from the autonomous-steering mode to the manual-steering mode.

3. The computer of claim 2 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a pressure sensor attached to the steering-wheel rim.

4. The computer of claim 2 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a capacitive sensor disposed on the steering-wheel rim.

5. The computer of claim 2 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a torque sensor coupled to the steering-wheel rim.

6. The computer of claim 2 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a camera having a field of view encompassing the steering-wheel rim.

7. The computer of claim 1 , wherein the instructions further include to, upon receiving data indicating that a brake pedal is pressed, initiate the transition from the autonomous-steering mode to the manual-steering mode.

8. A method, comprising:

upon determining that a vehicle entered an autonomous-steering mode, deactivating, by a computer of the vehicle, a plurality of lights on a steering-wheel rim;

upon determining that the vehicle is in the autonomous-steering mode, instructing, by the computer, an actuator rotatably coupled to the steering-wheel rim to hold the steering-wheel rim stationary while turning road wheels of the vehicle to create a current steering angle of the road wheels; and

upon initiating a transition of the vehicle from the autonomous-steering mode to a manual-steering mode, illuminating at least one of the lights, wherein a position of the illuminated lights indicates a steering-wheel angle, wherein the steering-wheel angle corresponds to the current steering angle of the road wheels of the vehicle by a steering ratio.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, upon receiving data indicating that hands of an occupant of the vehicle are grasping the steering-wheel rim, initiating, by the computer, the transition from the autonomous-steering mode to the manual-steering mode.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a pressure sensor attached to the steering-wheel rim.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a capacitive sensor disposed on the steering-wheel rim.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a torque sensor coupled to the steering-wheel rim.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the data indicating that the hands of the occupant are grasping the steering-wheel rim include data from a camera having a field of view encompassing the steering-wheel rim.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising, upon receiving data indicating that a brake pedal is pressed, initiating, by the computer, the transition from the autonomous-steering mode to the manual-steering mode.

15. A vehicle, comprising:

a steering-wheel rim;

a plurality of lights on the steering-wheel rim;

an actuator rotatably coupled to the steering-wheel rim; and

a computer in communication with the plurality of lights and the actuator, the computer programmed to,

upon determining that the vehicle entered an autonomous-steering mode, deactivate the plurality of lights;

upon determining that the vehicle is in the autonomous-steering mode, instruct the actuator to hold the steering-wheel rim stationary while turning road wheels of the vehicle to create a current steering angle of the road wheels; and

upon initiating a transition of the vehicle from the autonomous-steering mode to a manual-steering mode, illuminate at least one of the lights, wherein a position of the illuminated lights indicates a steering-wheel angle, wherein the steering-wheel angle corresponds to the current steering angle of the road wheels of the vehicle by a steering ratio.

16. The vehicle of claim 15 , further comprising a sensor in communication with the computer, wherein the sensor is one of a pressure sensor attached to the steering-wheel rim, a capacitive sensor disposed on the steering-wheel rim, a torque sensor coupled to the steering-wheel rim, and a camera facing the steering-wheel rim.

17. The vehicle of claim 16 , wherein the computer is further programmed to, upon receiving data from the sensor indicating that hands of an occupant of the vehicle are grasping the steering-wheel rim, initiate the transition from the autonomous-steering mode to the manual-steering mode.