technocritFather and son incinerated after ‘self-driving’ Tesla suddenly slammed into tree
At the same time, the vehicle’s electric-powered door handles became inoperable once the battery system caught fire, preventing the two from getting out or rescuers getting in – a serious issue that has similarly doomed others riding in Teslas – Shantorria Herring’s complaint alleges.
Terrible engineering. And it cost these two their lives, as well as others.
Wispy2891But those flush handles are so pretty…
From the user manual: it is so easy, in case of a fire, just calmly remove all your stuff from the door pocket, then use nails to remove the rubbery mat on the bottom of that, then take out a plastic cover, there’s a cable, pull that cable. So easy and totally intuitive when someone is panicking after an accident! /s
Holy shit I didn’t realise it was there. I always assumed it would be under the floor mat where your feet usually are. This is so much worse. Those pockets are always full of crap and I bet removing the bottom bit is easier said than done. Especially when you’re on fire.