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Tesla driver and two kids burned alive because rescuers can’t open electronic doors: reports (nypost.com)

submitted 6 days ago by dude@lemmings.world to c/news@lemmings.world

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[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I hate fly-by-wire. I always will. It's just bad.

We used to prank the guy in HS who's parent bought him a BMW by putting a laminated card between his pedal cluster and the contact.

It's trash.

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[–] BlackLaZoR@fedia.io 11 points 6 days ago (4 children)

How did these cars got approved in the first place? It boggles me to no end - there are strict safety requirements for seat belts, airbags and doors for cars to be greenlighted for sale to the general consumer

[–] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago

Some ideas are considered too stupid to legislate against before someone does the stupid thing.

The world continues for a few centuries without them and then suddenly there are warning labels to "not to operate heavy machinery" on bottles of sleeping pills.

Door handles that don't work in an emergency are the engineering equivalent.

It's easy to make a door handle that always works, it takes effort to make a door handle that sometimes works. It's a special kind of stupid.

I can't imagine how bad a Tesla would be without the legislation in place to force their hand and make them safe. This problem slipped through the net.

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[–] BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz 2 points 4 days ago

This Author is a TERRORIST for Hurting ELON Musk's feewings!

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago

I did nazi that coming woaaOOOOOOoooohhhhh flappy arms :O

[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I saw a Hyundai the other day that has these recessed door handles and I remember the reason Tesla gave for them is that they improve aerodynamics, and therefor 'fuel' efficiency... but I wonder if the weight from the additional motors and such needed for these handles negate any gains seen from improved aerodynamics?

[–] awesomesauce309@midwest.social 15 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Check your fuel economy driving with the windows cracked, and then with a bag of sand in the trunk. I’d bet on the windows being less efficient.

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