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Just look at the body counts of people dying because in crashes either they can't get out due to doors not opening, or people can't get them out due to doors no

Just look at the body counts of people dying because in crashes either they can't get out due to doors not opening, or people can't get them out due to doors not opening. Good for Germany. If there were any integrity left in the US, Teslas would be removed from market too.

JPKab 1y ago
Can you provide a link to data for the body counts you are describing?
- acomjean 1y ago
  I can't provide a count but lawsuits are starting. There ha see been issues opening the doors after a crash. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/03/tesla-california-cybertruck-crash-lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/03/tesla-cal... "Tesla door handles have been at the center of several other crash lawsuits because the battery powering the unlocking mechanism can be destroyed in a fire and the manual releases that override that system are difficult to find. “The backup mechanical release for that door was concealed beneath the liner of the map pocket at the bottom of the door – hidden, unlabeled, and impractical to locate or use in the smoke and chaos of a post-crash fire,” said the Nelsons. “As a result, the Cybertruck’s design left Jack and the other occupants with no practical way to escape.” "
  - vel0city 1y ago
    And not only is the physical latch hard to find inside, there is often no outside physical latch option on many Tesla car doors.
    - imtringued 1y ago
      Yeah, it wouldn't be such a big deal if the driver with the easy manual release could open the rear doors from the outside. It's the most incoherent design strategy for a door handle you could come up with.
- bastard_op 1y ago
  Here was the latest just shortly ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45458768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45458768 You can google "tesla door handle death fatality" for more, people forget but I've seen a steady rash of incidents over the years.

JPKab 1y ago

Can you provide a link to data for the body counts you are describing?

acomjean 1y ago
I can't provide a count but lawsuits are starting. There ha see been issues opening the doors after a crash. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/03/tesla-california-cybertruck-crash-lawsuit https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/03/tesla-cal... "Tesla door handles have been at the center of several other crash lawsuits because the battery powering the unlocking mechanism can be destroyed in a fire and the manual releases that override that system are difficult to find. “The backup mechanical release for that door was concealed beneath the liner of the map pocket at the bottom of the door – hidden, unlabeled, and impractical to locate or use in the smoke and chaos of a post-crash fire,” said the Nelsons. “As a result, the Cybertruck’s design left Jack and the other occupants with no practical way to escape.” "
- vel0city 1y ago
  And not only is the physical latch hard to find inside, there is often no outside physical latch option on many Tesla car doors.
  - imtringued 1y ago
    Yeah, it wouldn't be such a big deal if the driver with the easy manual release could open the rear doors from the outside. It's the most incoherent design strategy for a door handle you could come up with.
bastard_op 1y ago
Here was the latest just shortly ago. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45458768 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45458768 You can google "tesla door handle death fatality" for more, people forget but I've seen a steady rash of incidents over the years.