cross-posted from: https://fedia.io/m/[email protected]/t/2191502

In case you thought cars would become safer as technology developed… rest assured, Tesla is finding newer and ever-dumber ways to make their cars dangerous to occupants (and others).

TL;DR: If you’re in a Tesla and it loses power (like in a fire), the only way to open the doors is often an unlabeled wire behind either two panels or a speaker grill. Tesla owners are DIYing janky rip cords to make that wire easier to pull to escape.

  • FiveMacs@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    *gets into accident in Nazi mobile

    *Insurance sees modified ‘safety devices’

    Insurance claim denied…NEXT!

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    What retard thought the best engineering decision was to make a power door? Shouldnt be allowed to make any decisions?

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      I get the feeling the decision-maker went on to buy Twitter. Just guessing, but it’s got his fucking imbecilic energy to it

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      There’s nothing wrong with a power door if it also has an easily accessible physical handle as a backup.

      The fact that the hard to find physical release on a tesla is likely to damage the doors is like a one two punch of shitty design.