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The crash in the city of Woodlands, Texas, was pretty terrifying. After hitting a tree, the car caught on fire. The driver was found in the back seat, presuma
by tyingq 5y ago
The crash in the city of Woodlands, Texas, was pretty terrifying. After hitting a tree, the car caught on fire. The driver was found in the back seat, presumably because he couldn't figure out how to open the door to get out.
- bishoprook2 5y agoI just read about that after your post. Even with the typical lawyer hyperbole it's pretty bad. It seems to me that Tesla door handles (in a world where they've been designing door latches for some time) are just plain ridiculous and likely unreliable but are a side effect of the market the company has been selling into. Gadgets go a long way with Tesla owners. Obviously, things like a latch should not only work under all conditions including no-power, but they should probably be the same under all conditions. 'Emergency' latches aren't going to be used during an emergency as muscle memory is too important.
- Meekro 5y agoInteresting! When HN discussed that story a few months ago[1], the common notion was that the driver had enabled autopilot and climbed into the back seat. Your take seems a lot more plausible. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26869962 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26869962
- tyingq 5y agoThat discussion was because the local sheriff's office said that there was nobody in the drivers seat at the time of impact. No idea why they would have said that. Tesla says the steering wheel was deformed in a manner consistent with a person being in the driver's seat when it crashed.