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ndiddy ◴[] No.42158554[source]
Another similar incident happened around a week after that one: https://www.channel3000.com/news/dane-county-sheriffs-office... .

One thing to note is that the car doors in Teslas are electrically controlled and a different failsafe method of opening the doors is required when the electrical system isn't working. Here's the steps for manually opening the Model Y's rear doors (car in the story the post links to): https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/modely/en_us/GUID-AAD769C... and here's the steps for manually opening the Model S's rear doors (car in the story I linked to): https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/models/en_us/GUID-AAD769C... . Note that this involves removing the rear carpet in the Model S and the door pocket mat in the Model Y, and that the Model Y instructions note that some cars aren't even equipped with manual rear door releases. It seems like Tesla didn't account at all for what happens if passengers who aren't familiar with the car need to quickly exit in an emergency, especially if the driver's incapacitated and can't give them directions.

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nemomarx ◴[] No.42158647[source]
why are the doors electronically controlled to start with? is it cost savings?
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cyberax ◴[] No.42158689[source]
They use frameless windows, so the electronic release slightly lowers them to avoid them scraping the door frame.
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1. lttlrck ◴[] No.42159335{3}[source]
Dropping the windows on frameless doors goes back to at least the 90s and mechanical door handles.

I wouldn't be surprised if it goes back even earlier and someone even tried it entirely mechanically without electric windows...

Update: it looks like it was first done on 1946 Buick convertibles.