The only survivor of the October 24 fire was a woman in her 20s who was able to get to safety after a quick thinking passer-by smashed a window of the burning Model Y car to free her
  • USSMojave@startrek.websiteEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Friendly reminder that everyone should have one of these seatbelt-cutter-window-hammer things in their glovebox

  • Nougat@fedia.io
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    1 month ago

    There is a manual override in Tesla cars but the feature is not widely publicized, experts say.

    Tesla isn’t the only culprit here. Any manufacturer that makes cars with electric doors should be required to also have a prominent and easily reachable manual override, instead of hiding a tiny lever underneath the armrest or on the floor, or behind the person’s seat on the pillar somewhere, or any fucking place that isn’t where you would expect a door handle to be.

    • PhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOPEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Or, you could just have the door handle be the manual override.

      It is a laughably easy thing to have the release for the door from the inside be the same kind of mechanical door release we’ve always done, for obvious safety reasons, and then have a little solenoid which can also trigger the release of the mechanical door release if the computer wants it to open.

      The only reason to do it otherwise, and then need a separate manual release handle, is if you are okay with people dying in exactly this fashion so that you can make your shiny thing in the exact shiny way you want to make it.

      • zurohki@aussie.zoneEnglish
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        1 month ago

        Teslas need to crack the windows before you open the door, that’s why they complicate the door release. If you don’t give the computer a moment to move the window before the door opens you can damage things.

  • Pirky@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    When I first learned that Teslas (and almost all other EV’s) have electronic only doors, I knew this kind of situation would happen.
    I hope this gets laws enacted that force manufacturers to install mechanical latches on all of their vehicles. I know Teslas have manual overrides on their front doors, but the rear doors still have this issue.

  • Universal Monk@lemm.eeEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I actually like Musk, and when the Tesla came out, I def wanted one. But man, stories like this make me sooo happy I was way to poor ever to afford one!

    • ContrarianTrail@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      It’s not unique problem to Teslas. People burn to death in their cars every single day. Most of these cases simply aren’t newsworthy enough to write articles about where as Tesla on the other hand is under constant scrutiny which skews the image of how safe or reliable they actually are.

      Assuming we’re talking about a car crash in which the vehicle doesn’t catch on fire, Teslas are among the safest vehicles you can buy according to both IIHS and Euro NCAP