I had this problem all winter of 22/23. The car took several start attempts from cold before the steering worked. Early this winter 23/24 I had the same problem. Then one day I was distracted for about 5 seconds after turning on the ignition and before starting the engine and no problem. Since then, I have waited 5 seconds every time when starting from cold and the problem has not recurred. I am not technically minded, so cannot offer an explanation other than the car's electronics seem to take longer to do pre-start checks when the weather is cold.
