A four-way selector switch, suitable for various automotive applications, including mirror position switches, turn signal switches, wiper/washer switches, storing column tilt/position switches, and electronic gear selectors, have a lever pivotably mounted on a base, two force sensors oriented orthogonally to each other, a mechanical detent system, and a processor for evaluating user input to generate an appropriate control signal.

A multidirectional input device is capable of performing a tilting operation and a pressing operation. The device includes a strain inducing body that includes a cylindrical portion and one or more deformable portions provided on an outer side of the cylindrical portion, a plunger provided inside of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body, a strain detecting element provided at the deformable portion of the strain inducing body, a substrate provided on a bottom portion of the cylindrical portion of the strain inducing body, and an elastic member provided between the substrate and a bottom portion of the plunger. The strain inducing body is fixed to a device main body at an outer end portion of the deformable portion. The substrate is fixed to the strain inducing body.