Tesla’s door handle design is notoriously terrible, unintuitive, and dangerous. Customers have been saying it for years. After multiple damning reports, the company might finally be doing something ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened an investigation into claims that Tesla’s door handles become inoperable in certain situations on Model Y SUVs. The safety agency’s Office ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

Sleek, futuristic, and a giant safety hazard—retractable and electronic door handles on EVs are now on regulators' radars. Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators ...

As technology in vehicles continues to trend toward science fiction, car doors have started to be integrated into the vehicles themselves for sleeker designs. Modern vehicles like the Tesla Model S ...

Authorities in China are mulling a ban on flush door handles on cars, citing safety concerns, posing a challenge for automakers that have widely adopted the design into their vehicles, especially EVs ...

The EV giant has copped criticism from owners and regulators over a door handle design flaw which has left occupants trapped and, in severe cases, caused fatalities. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s ...

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside their cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news comes just ...

Reporting from the Chinese outlet Mingjing Pro suggests China may soon ban completely hidden exterior door handles. Globally, hidden handles have been criticized as being finicky and possibly ...

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside the company’s cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news ...

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