This is absolutely bonkers to me. Why does a car need electronics at all to open the door? Were they not bored enough in design? My car has keyless fob-proximi

This is absolutely bonkers to me. Why does a car need electronics at all to open the door? Were they not bored enough in design? My car has keyless fob-proximity entry and a key if the fob, or the car, runs out of battery power. Like a car does.