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Four dead in fire as Tesla doors fail to open after crash

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210 points json_bourne_ | 2 comments | 16 Nov 24 19:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.425s | source
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mgarfias ◴[16 Nov 24 20:03 UTC] No.42158825[source]▶
My Chevrolet truck while having an actual door latch, doesn’t open the doors if they’re locked. You have to pull twice.

Is that an electronic counter (likely) or mechanical? If the latter, no big deal, if the former it’s even worse than the Tesla - at least my MY has a separate mechanical over ride.

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1. serf ◴[16 Nov 24 20:23 UTC] No.42158992[source]▶
older generation BMWs do this same thing; it's achieved by a ratchet system on the door handle that interacts with the mechanically actuated lock.

it isn't electronic in the case of BMW. I don't know what Chevrolet does.

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2. mgarfias ◴[17 Nov 24 03:07 UTC] No.42161681[source]▶
I dont trust that it’s a pure mechanical system