A steering unit comprising: a steering wheel ; a left touchpad disposed on the steering wheel ; a right touchpad disposed on the steering wheel ; and a plurality of tactile sensation providers configured to vibrate the corresponding touchpads ; wherein the steering unit is configured to enable control of a controlled apparatus by a gesture input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel upon detecting a first predetermined pressure on both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel ; while control of the controlled apparatus is enabled, execute control of the controlled apparatus upon detecting a second predetermined pressure on both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel at approximately the same time, the second predetermined pressuring being higher than the first predetermined pressure; and stop control of the controlled apparatus by gestures input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad upon detecting that the pressure on either of the left touchpad and the right touchpad falls below the first predetermined pressure; and wherein the steering unit provides a tactile sensation from the touchpads using the plurality of tactile sensation providers in accordance with the gesture input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel . a steering wheel ; a left touchpad disposed on the steering wheel ; a right touchpad disposed on the steering wheel ; and a plurality of tactile sensation providers configured to vibrate the corresponding touchpads ; wherein the steering unit is configured to enable control of a controlled apparatus by a gesture input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel upon detecting a first predetermined pressure on both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel ; while control of the controlled apparatus is enabled, execute control of the controlled apparatus upon detecting a second predetermined pressure on both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel at approximately the same time, the second predetermined pressuring being higher than the first predetermined pressure; and stop control of the controlled apparatus by gestures input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad upon detecting that the pressure on either of the left touchpad and the right touchpad falls below the first predetermined pressure; and enable control of a controlled apparatus by a gesture input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel upon detecting a first predetermined pressure on both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel ; while control of the controlled apparatus is enabled, execute control of the controlled apparatus upon detecting a second predetermined pressure on both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel at approximately the same time, the second predetermined pressuring being higher than the first predetermined pressure; and stop control of the controlled apparatus by gestures input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad upon detecting that the pressure on either of the left touchpad and the right touchpad falls below the first predetermined pressure; and wherein the steering unit provides a tactile sensation from the touchpads using the plurality of tactile sensation providers in accordance with the gesture input to both the left touchpad and the right touchpad of the steering wheel . <EOS>