The Tesla Model Y's flush-mounted electronic door handles are under scrutiny after U.S. regulators started looking into more than 174,000 Model Y crossovers with door handles that could fail during ...

Tesla has been harshly criticized in the past for its electromechanical door releases, which proved a hazard to occupants in the case of a crash. With the refreshed Model Y, Tesla has made progress in ...

Tesla, Inc. TSLA is exploring a redesign that would integrate the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently positioned separately, per the Bloomberg News podcast with Franz ...

Tesla is again under scrutiny from the safety regulators, this time because of its electronic door handles. After receiving nine complaints about inoperative door handles, the NHTSA opened a ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday it had opened an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla Model Y cars from the 2021 model year over ...

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has launched an investigation into about 174,000 Tesla Model Y vehicles from the 2021 model year after reports that their electronic ...

Can confirm. I had the 12v battery go wonky after opening the lift gate on my MY. Had to crawl over the seats to reach the emergency handle to get the front door open but then couldn't close it again ...

I'm interested in understanding all the failure modes of the various approaches. The door locks prevent exterior people from opening the doors as well. Most cars auto-unlock in the event of a crash ...

Tesla Model Y has not been any ordinary electric SUV. It has become a world standard with preconceived notions of what a ...