Four people, aged between 26 and 32, tragically lost their lives in Toronto when their Tesla crashed into a pillar and burst into flames. Unfortunately, a malfunction prevented the car doors from opening.A woman in her twenties, the fifth passenger, narrowly escaped after a bystander broke a window to free her.
  • Kissaki@beehaw.orgEnglish
    42·
    1 month ago

    The title made it sound like a full lock-in. But one survived.

    Harper grabbed a bar from his truck and handed it to another bystander, who managed to break the back window and pull the young woman to safety.

    Tesla has faced criticism in the past for the design of its manual release levers, which are considered poorly designed and unintuitively placed.

    • Sauerkraut@discuss.tchncs.de
      25·
      1 month ago

      Tesla has faced criticism in the past for the design of its manual release levers, which are considered poorly designed and unintuitively placed

      Calling it poorly designed is a massive understatement. The manual release is a wire that is hidden behind a hidden panel. A guy made a video showing how to do it and he struggled to do it despite having practiced a few times in advance. The chance of pulling it off while the car was on fire would be very, very low

      • zhunk@beehaw.org
        3·
        1 month ago

        I have a friend who won’t put his kids in the back of his Tesla because of this.

    • papertowels@lemmy.one
      18·
      1 month ago

      Idk what the exact definition of a full lock in is, but if you have to break a window to get someone out I’d think it still qualifies since the locks were all engaged.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
      18·
      1 month ago

      Tesla has faced criticism in the past for the design of its manual release levers, which are considered poorly designed and unintuitively placed.

      I like how the article delivered that fact in a way that focuses on their inadequacy while highlighting their existence. It’s like "we know they had a backup option, so shut up. They still weren’t good enough to be available for the emergency when they’re hidden behind removed.

      If I put a half-wall up in my house in front of a visible window that can be used as emergency egress, I’m in removed. This hidden latch is no better.