"China's regulatory agency handling automotive concerns has released a draft on what it is considering to be standard for door handle designs on vehicles, following some scrutiny it placed upon Tesla's designs. Over the past few weeks, we have reported on two different criticisms Tesla has faced with its door handle designs, one in China and one in the United States. Both will require the company to come up with solutions and potentially new engineering."
"The first guidelines are being released by the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), which composed a draft called "Technical Requirements for Automobile Door Handle Safety." The MIIT wrote in a new case study that it's requiring a change to prevent getting locked in the car: "[The] operating space must be ≥60mm×20mm×25mm (roughly the space for a palm to maneuver)." There are a handful of new standards, including a required mechanical release for every door on the vehicle apart from the trunk."
"Chief Designer Franz von Holzhausen appeared on Bloomberg last week and said the company is already looking to implement something that will bring together the mechanical and electrical releases that the door handles depend on. Some vehicles in the Tesla lineup already have mechanical latches on all four doors to enable them to open in the event of a dead battery. However, there are some additional measures that need to be taken."
China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) released a draft titled "Technical Requirements for Automobile Door Handle Safety" proposing new minimums for door-handle design. The draft would require an external mechanical release for every door except trunks and a minimum operating space of ≥60mm×20mm×25mm to allow a palm to maneuver. The measures include the ability to open side doors from external handles without tools and other unspecified standards aimed at preventing occupants from becoming trapped. Tesla faces scrutiny under these guidelines and is evaluating engineering changes to combine mechanical and electrical release systems across its models.
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