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Tesla Doors Can Trap People Desperate to Escape

4 months agoby mgh2

I read about this a while back. It looks like a satisfactory manual escape mechanism (highly visible, easy to find and operate) is the proverbial "next year" so common to Musk.

And no retrofitting/recall.

It's only lives at stake. You may know one or be one.

4 months agoby k310

At least for the model 3 the front the door releases are more prominent than the actual buttons your supposed to use - newbies often use that the first time they exit.

But the back doors are a different story. For a few years into owning the car I didn't think they had an emergency release at all. Now I know they are hidden in the door molding somewhere but I doubt I'd be able to find them in an emergency let alone a guest that's in the back seat. It does worry me when I have people back there.

4 months agoby jdsully

There are little window breaker tools made by a company called resqme which are worth having in your car.

4 months agoby chairmansteve

https://archive.is/lccr7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jY3K4AGAh0

4 months agoby mgh2

It seems that most engineers have forgotten (or never learned) that vehicles were designed with cable driven primary systems for a reason.

The power steering pump is a good example of good design. The pump boosts mechanical(turning) input but the boost is not required to produce the output(steering).

The electric brake which replaces the pedal or handle is a good example of bad design.

4 months agoby chasing0entropy

I wonder if a combined handle is possible: when you pull, the signal is sent _and_ mechanical 3-second delay starts. If the power is present, small solenoid blocks mechanical mechanism and door opens regularly. If it's dead, in 3 seconds door os overriden.

Or even easier: pull normally for electric release, pull real hard for override.

4 months agoby theamk