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daghamm ◴[] No.41880780[source]
While at it, please also investigate why it is sometimes impossible to leave a damaged vehicle. This has resulted in people dying more than once:

https://apnews.com/article/car-crash-tesla-france-fire-be8ec...

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MadnessASAP ◴[] No.41880976[source]
The why is pretty well understood, no investigation needed. I don't like the design but it's because the doors are electronic and people don't know where the manual release is.

In a panic people go on muscle memory, which is push the useless button. They don't remember to pull the unmarked unobtrusive handle that they may not even know exists.

If it was up to me, sure have your electronic release, but make the manual release a big handle that looks like the ejection handle on a jet (yellow with black stripes, can't miss it).

* Or even better, have the standard door handle mechanically connected to the latch through a spring loaded solenoid that disengages the mechanism. Thus when used under normal conditions it does the thing electronically but the moment power fails the door handle connects to the manual release.

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daghamm ◴[] No.41881063[source]
There are situations where manual release has not worked

https://www.businessinsider.com/how-to-manually-open-tesla-d...

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1. willy_k ◴[] No.41889104[source]
The article you provided does not say that. The only failure related to the manual release it mentions is that using it breaks the window.

> Exton said he followed the instructions for the manual release to open the door, but that this "somehow broke the driver's window."