Patent ID: 8768286

Claim:
A driver operated vehicle control system, comprising: i. one or more control clusters disposed on one or more portions of a vehicle steering member; said control clusters having a. one or more distinct shortcut actuators for selecting or activating one or more menu selections for one or more devices, wherein the menu selections include one or more submenus, options, or commands that are verbally or visually communicated to the driver by the control system, b. one or more response actuators for affirming, skipping or rejecting a control system communicated submenus, options, or commands; ii. a controller for communicating with the one or more shortcut actuators and the one or more response actuators; wherein the shortcut actuators and response actuators are accessible by the driver of the vehicle while one or more hands of the driver remain in contact with the steering member; and further wherein the controller communicates with a vehicle communication bus or the devices.