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Tesla driver and two kids burned alive because rescuers can’t open electronic doors: reports (nypost.com)
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[–] medgremlin@midwest.social 16 points 6 days ago

Musk is the one that has enforced keeping the electronic retracting door handles because he likes the sleek appearance. Multiple Tesla engineers have tried to get rid of them or design some kind of failsafe and Musk just ignores them.