Four people died after a Tesla crashed and burst into flames, while a fifth person narrowly escaped after a bystander broke open a window.
  • Busyvar@jlai.lu
    7·
    2 hours ago

    As a European i wonder how lack of mechanical opening could pass safety norms.

  • Zachariah@lemmy.world
    21·
    3 hours ago

    … with the Model Y in particular, not all vehicles come with manual releases for the rear doors, as Tesla warns in the car’s manual. It’s unclear if the Model Y involved in the crash was equipped with the emergency feature.

    • ABCDE@lemmy.world
      31·
      2 hours ago

      not all vehicles come with manual releases for the rear doors

      That sounds… Well, fucking stupid.

      • Hannes
        12·
        2 hours ago

        But it saves money - and that’s certainly more important for Musk than a well-produced vehicle

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
      91·
      2 hours ago

      In the 80s we had this little crank. Car didn’t need to be on. Crank wasn’t electric. Crank was kid-powered. Your dad just yelled at you. “HEY!!! ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN BACK THERE!!! YA LITTLE SHIT!!!”

      And you knew it was serious, because cars back then didn’t have A.C unless you were rich. So it was 90 degrees and the inside of the car was 110. Because YOU said we should put the reflective cover in the winshield, so it wouldn’t get so hot in the car, but nooooooooo, dad said you’d only be a minute in the store. Then you come back out 45 minutes later. Which as you know, in kid time is several weeks. So now it’s hot in the car. And the seat vynal is burning your legs, because you wore shorts.

      And so you ask if you can just open the car doors for a while before you get in, but noooooooo we got places to be.

      And so now you’re getting yelled at, to crank both windows down because SOMEONE is being an asshole.

      But at least you’re not burning in a vehicle with no way out!

        • BlitzoTheOisSilent@lemmy.world
          4·
          2 hours ago

          I think it was more of a long way to say “manual windows and door handles have worked since cars were invented, why are we reinventing the wheel and introducing new fail points on something like a door handle by making it electric?”

          • Zahille7@lemmy.world
            5·
            2 hours ago

            We should be asking this with everything, honestly. We don’t need an electronic juice bag presser that “needs” to be connected to your wifi in order to work, or a fridge with a giant screen and camera on the inside so you can look at what’s in the fridge without gasp opening the door!