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China is banning hidden door handles on all cars sold in the country, becoming the first country in the world to target the feature – which was popularized by Tesla but has for years drawn concern over safety risks.

The feature has previously come under heavy scrutiny, both in China and elsewhere.

Last September, Tesla said it was looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency, after several accidents where passengers were reportedly killed or severely injured in burning vehicles because rescuers could not open them.

Other Tesla owners have reported having to break their own car windows after buckling their children in and then being unable to get in the car again, according to an investigation by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

An investigation by Bloomberg found 140 incidents of people being trapped in their Teslas due to problems with the door handles, including several that resulted in horrific injuries.

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[–] dellish@lemmy.world 8 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

The Pinto became so renowned not because it easily blew up, but because people found out Ford had calculated the cost of payments to victims' families and worked out it was cheaper than recalling all the vehicles and fixing the problem. Capitalism has been alive and well for at least the last 50 years.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 15 hours ago

The Pinto is a good example of how law firms in class actions seed the minds of the public. All Detroit manufacturers had similar gas tank designs at that time, they just decided to focus on Ford because they had more money.

Similarly, unintended acceleration lawsuits against AUDI and Toyota were bullshit, but Toyota had black boxes installed to prove those crying moms were lying.

Chevrolet has been killing people with electric door locks since 2015, but no one cares.

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[–] nforminvasion@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago

500 years more so