Hands-on　detection　(HOD)　is　critical　to　making　the　transition　decision　on　the　driving　authority　between　the　human　driver　and　the　automated　system　in　conditional　autonomous　vehicles.　However,　existing　HOD　solutions　using　individual　sensing　elements　are　limited　in　area　sensing　capabilities　over　the　entire　steering　wheel.　To　implement　both　position　and　intensity　sensing,　a　compliant　large-area　sensor　that　is　able　to　cover　the　entire　rim　of　a　steering　wheel　is　developed　based　on　the　technique　of　electrical　impedance　tomography　(EIT)　in　this　work.　The　sensor　is　made　by　spray　coating　low-cost　exfoliated　graphite　polymer　composites　over　an　insulating　hyper-elastic　fabric,　forming　a　continuous　piezoresistive　sensing　area　(　100　x　10　cm)　using　only　boundary　electrodes　for　measurements.　The　spatial　performance　is　investigated　in　both　simulation　and　experiments,　showing　nonuniform　wavy　patterns　in　terms　of　the　reconstructed　peak,　the　reconstructed　size,　and　the　position　error.　To　obtain　correct　information　on　the　tactile　intensity,　the　relation　between　the　reconstructed　peak　and　the　size　is　modeled　by　an　inverse　equation,　the　fit　coefficient　of　which　is　found　an　effective　indicator　to　the　intensity.　Indentation　experiments　validates　the　proposed　method　to　estimate　the　intensity,　and　the　position　error　is　measured　1.1　+/-　0.7　cm.　The　performance　for　HOD　is　also　evaluated　by　wrapping　the　compliant　sensor　over　a　true-size　steering　wheel　in　laboratory　environment,　validating　the　potential　of　applying　the　cost-competitive　large-area　sensing　solution　for　conditional　autonomous　driving.