[manchmalscott]

Here’s something most cars can do: if the power is cut off, I can still open the car door without having to pry off a speaker from the door and fish for an unlabeled release cord. There’s just a handle on the door, the same one I use to open the door normally.

Another thing I can do is switch between reverse and drive with two distinct physical buttons that are pushed in different directions, instead of a touchscreen.

This extra engineering to make cars “more sleek” (i.e. cheaper for Tesla to manufacture) make it more dangerous for everyone inside the car.

[1] https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modelx/en_jo/GUID-AAD769C...

[2] https://nypost.com/2024/03/09/us-news/angela-chao-made-panic...

[natch]

That first problem is only for Model X. Other models have pull handles.

Second story, again, Model X, yes that is not good. Personally I would avoid that model (and Cybertruck for other reasons).