Tesla s unique door handles caused man s death in fiery crash lawsuit says.
Tesla flush door handles.
The model s has door handles that are flush against the car and pop out when a sensor detects the.
The door handles didn t extend in this particular instance.
Elon musk sometimes gets a really firm idea that a particular design feature is the right thing or the wrong thing and he s by all accounts just about impossible to shake from that firm idea.
According to us industry journal automotive.
A wrongful death suit alleges the driver of a tesla model s died because emergency responders were unable to open his tesla s flush door handles.
Tesla uses a nifty flush fitment for its exterior door handles on the model s that pop out to welcome you as you walk up to the car with the key.
This video was mad.
By katie dowd.
The fancy door handles on the tesla model s have been known to fail and so these videos explain how they work and how to fix them if they stop working.
If there isn t any power to the car those are not.