@monorailtimes @mhoye @ktnjared

there is a manual door override on all doors. front seats is easy (it is just a handle in front of the window controls), back seat is convoluted. in the back it is really shitty (you have to pull out the rubber insert in the door pocket, under there is a pullstrap). the article states she did not want to use it.

when people actually burn up in their burning teslas, it is because they did not familiarize themselves with their car, or are incapacitated.

@monorailtimes @mhoye @ktnjared

that said, i agree with the article. the wording of teslas messages is bad. the thing that MIGHT get damaged when opening the door unpowered is the rubber gasket that holds the window to the car. in older softwares, it was advised not to exit the car using the emergency handles because it might damage the rubber, now the car lowers the window when the emergency is pulled, if it still has power. again, not the best design.

@monorailtimes @mhoye @ktnjared

also, i find it pretty weird to stay in the car if the conditions become life-threatening. similar thing happend to some rich woman who drove into her own pond and decided to sink and drown with the car, using her phone to call for help instead of exiting right away.

but part of this is due to teslas quality problems. the gear selector (and indicator stick) sometimes do not register pulls (on my model 3), if you dont recognize it, you can go backwards. /o\

@fb @monorailtimes @ktnjared It is never OK to blame the user, ever, and the older I get, the more sympathetic I feel for people put in these situations, the more anger I have for the people who put them there and the less patience I have for the smug jerks saying well clearly it's partly the victim's fault.

Fuck everything about that.

This is one hundred fucking percent the responsibility of Tesla's designers and engineers.

There is a naked power imbalance here. Pick a side.