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Originally Posted by Hehe
I don't want to get into the whole fanboi discussion, but I will say this...
1. Teslas are designed with manual backups to open the door from inside in case of a power loss and it overrides any and all electronic control of the car. I personally dunno how anyone could miss it because for the first 3 days of ownership, my kids, wife and everyone who gone onto my Tesla have used the manual latch release because it was that obvious. I ended up putting a sticker on the button so people knows where to open the door.
2. It is perfectly possible that the manual release never got pulled. Whether it's the driver not knowing where it was/panicked and forgot/door got jammed... it doesn't matter. No car is perfect and every accident is different. Name me one car brand that guarantees their car's doors to function properly (open) in the event of an accident. It doesn't exist. No brand and design can guarantee such a function. That's why the Jaws of Life exists.
I value the safety of my family very much and I bought 2 Teslas (soon 3 and 4) because 3rd parties (IIHS, Euro NCAP... etc) test data/video convinced me and they all gave it top score. I say top because they are all class-leading in their respective categories. What does this ABCNews link you posted have scientifically? Nothing.
You keep asking for proof of whatever when in fact, the "sources" you post are shit.
"You can't wake someone who pretends to be sleeping." You choose to believe what you want to believe. It's your choice. Just respect other's opinion. And if you really want to "fact-check", I suggest you find better sources.
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To design a door handle that needs a manual backup is a marketing decision and not a functional one. If you want to make a selling point sure, but you cannot argue that it is a safer position when under duress, the backup handle won't be something that crosses your mind. Under duress, muscle memory takes over. Tesla paid extra R&D to make something that's less safe to upkeep that image of a tech company, but it wasn't made in the name of safety. A lot of the design decisions are made in the name of standing out and not in terms of functionality.
Tesla isn't the only one that's guilty of this. In the name of aero a lot of other car makers are making electronic handles that hide and are impossible to open from the outside if it malfunctions. Of course manual handles can fail too but it's one extra thing. Enough fun had been poked at Corvettes because people didn't know how to open the doors, ditto the issues with the McLaren fax machine where it won't open and brick itself when the battery is dead.