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Numerous Tesla owners say they've been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.::Numerous Tesla owners say they have been trapped inside their EVs after they lost power.Teslas come with manual door releases, but they can be hard to find

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[–] ThePac@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

The manual door release can be tricky to find unless you've combed through your car's owner's manual.

Absolute horseshit. Practically every person who gets out of my car for the first time goes for the manual handle. I have to make a point to tell them to use the button.

[–] SirQuackTheDuck@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have to make a point to tell them to use the button.

So the design is flawed. 20 year old cars can drop the window slightly when the door is opened, why can't a semi-self-driving car do it?

[–] ThePac@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

20 year old cars can drop the window slightly when the door is opened

sigh

It does. If there is no power or somebody swings the door open super fast it can damage/break the window. Generally it's fine.

[–] ech0@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

Not when the battery is dead dipshit

[–] set_secret@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

came here to say this exact thing. I'm paranoid new people will pull the manual exit over the button, becauseit can potentially damage the frame.(which is dumb for other reasons).