Tesla is considering reworking the way of opening the door of its cars in emergency situations. She decided to do so after several accidents occurred in which passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because the rescuers could not open them. The problem is described by the CNN news server.
Even without an accident, other Tesla owners reported that they had to break the windows of their cars when they attached their children and couldn’t get into the car again. This stems from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) on the basis of the owners’ complaints.
Bloomberg’s investigation revealed 140 cases where people stuck in their cars Tesla because of the problems of door handles, several of which led to terrible injuries.
Tesla’s head chief Franz von Holzhausen said on Wednesday in a podcast that the company is considering a combination of the manual and electronic door opening mechanism, which is now separate to make it easier to escape and faster in the car.
“The idea of combining an electronic and manual mechanism into one button seems meaningful to me,” he said in an interview with Podcast Bloomberg Hot Pursuit!. “We’re just working on that.”
It is not clear whether Tesla is working on repairing all its cars or only new ones, but it is unlikely that the company would be able to combine both door opening ways on existing models.
Tesla Model S and model door handles are sliding and sliding, while the door handles of the Model 3 and Y are mechanically extended when they are pressed. However, if this mechanism fails, the door must be opened by means of manual unlocking inside the vehicle to get off. This can happen in the event of a power failure after the accident.
Placing manual unlocking buttons can be difficult to find, especially for a small child who is in the car itself or for a passenger who is not familiar with the vehicle, for example in an emergency situation. Bloomberg’s investigation revealed a number of cases where passengers died or suffered heavy burns in fires after accidents because the rescuers were unable to open the door on the spot.
