Another lawsuit has been filed against Tesla, alleging that poor door handle design in the 2016 Model S trapped five occupants after a crash, leading to their deaths. The lawsuit is filed among ...

Proposed regulations in China would mean the end of flush handles on car doors, with precious little time to roll out the changes. Car door handles seem innocuous. Tesla’s electronic, retractable ones ...

Rivian is changing the door handle design on its upcoming R2 SUV after employees and customers raised safety concerns, according to Bloomberg News. The automaker is one of many that has leaned into ...

If there is a big complaint about Tesla vehicles besides their Full Self-Driving and Autopilot issues, it’s related to their interior door handles. Specifically, the emergency door handles are hidden ...

China is preparing to reshape how carmakers design something as simple yet crucial as a door handle. A new draft regulation from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) is now open ...

The electronic and manual door-release mechanisms are being combined into one button. The electronic and manual door-release mechanisms are being combined into one button. is a news writer focused ...

Tesla is under scrutiny in China and the US for its electric door handles, with an NHTSA investigation launched earlier this week. The investigation was prompted after owners reported being unable to ...

Federal auto safety regulators opened an investigation Tuesday into possible defects in Tesla doors that have reportedly left parents with children trapped in the back seat and forced to break windows ...

Tesla is looking into redesigning the way to open its car doors in an emergency following several accidents where passengers were reportedly trapped in burning vehicles because rescuers could not ...

Sept 17 (Reuters) - Tesla (TSLA.O), opens new tab is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations, the company's longtime design ...

Tesla Inc. is working on a redesign of its door handles, which have drawn scrutiny over safety incidents that trapped passengers inside their vehicles. Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design ...

Tesla is “working on” redesigning its door handles so they are less likely to trap people inside their cars, chief designer Franz von Holzhausen told Bloomberg News on Wednesday. The news comes just ...