I remember the first "car" I had - a three-wheeler Messerschmitt "bubble" car - was steered by handlebars which felt more like steering a bike than driving a car. And the gears were selected by a push-pull lever on the right - push down to change up, pull up to change down - an extension of a pedal gear control on a motorbike. (The thing had a motorbike engine and transmission.) The pedals, however, were conventional.

Yup, I had the British equivalent, a Hunslet Scootacar. A horrific mimicry of the Messerschmidt, but a damn site drier and warmer than a motorbike. Birds in the '60s found it so much more appealing than a motorbike, found SWMBO as a result..

Rolls-Royce experimented with joystick control but abandoned it - maybe in the modern era where kids use them all day, it may be more acceptable now.

Some modern aircraft use joystick control instead of a control column but in civil aircraft there are issues as pilot and co-pilot need to use opposite hands.

99% of youngsters will never have used a joystick to play a game - all phones/touch screens and game pads now.

That reminds me, a few weeks ago I saw a guy in a neighbouring street using his phone to manoeuvre his Tesla on his drive. That could be useful if you have a garage that is too narrow to open the car doors to be able to get in or out.