A hands-off detection pad
assembly for a
steering wheel includes a shield layer including shield elements in a mesh or continuous form, and a detection layer including detection elements in a mesh form arranged around the shield elements. The detection elements have a
line width less than or equal to 0.30 millimeters and a line spacing less than or equal to 0.30 millimeters. A
steering wheel including the hands-off detection pad
assembly is also disclosed.