"On Monday, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation into whether Tesla's door handles, which operate electronically rather than mechanically, constitute a safety defect. NHTSA is looking into 2021 Tesla Model Y door handles after receiving several complaints from drivers who said their cars' exterior door handles failed to open the vehicle, including with children trapped inside."
"NHTSA is evaluating whether Tesla's exterior door handles, which don't have a manual backup, pose a safety risk. But both NHTSA and Bloomberg also highlighted Tesla's interior door releases as an issue. Tesla drivers use interior electronic buttons to pop open their doors. And though the cars have often have backup manual releases, they can be difficult for children to access or operate, NHTSA noted."
"The idea of combining the electronic one and the manual one together into one button, I think, makes a lot of sense," he told the outlet, referring to Tesla's interior door releases. "That's something that we're working on."
Tesla is developing a combined electronic and manual interior door-release button intended to improve operation in panic situations. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration opened a preliminary investigation into 2021 Model Y exterior door handles after complaints that electronic handles failed to open, including incidents with children trapped inside. NHTSA noted issues appeared linked to 12-volt battery power and a lack of low-voltage warnings. Interior electronic buttons often have manual backups, but backups can be difficult for children to access or operate. The probe follows reports of occupants trapped after crashes.
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