China is preparing to outlaw the sleek, electrically actuated door handles that helped define Tesla’s design language, turning a once futuristic flourish into a regulatory liability. The move will ...

Chinese regulators are considering a ban on fully retractable car door handles, citing safety hazards and functional deficiencies. Tesla, which pioneered the "auto-presenting" door handles on the ...

Predictably, the NHTSA has expanded the previous Model Y emergency door handle investigation to the Model 3, which features a similar door release design ...

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According to Elon Musk, Cybertruck won't have any door handles at all. He tweeted, "No door handles. Car recognizes you & opens door." Keep in mind, the Cybertruck prototype originally showcased door ...

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 is not the only automaker that employs the use of flush-fitting door handles, but it's arguably facing the most heat ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is looking into reports that faulty electronic door handles on 2021 Tesla Model Y SUVs prevented owners from entering and exiting the vehicles, ...

If you've never tried entering a Tesla Model 3, you may not know this car has pretty abnormal door handles. Rather than pulling on an exposed handle (like a normal car), the Model 3 requires owners to ...

Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to find, a potential hazard in a crash.

The electric door handles in the Tesla Model S manage to turn a super-simple mechanism into a super-involved electronic process you’ll need an expert to explain. Fortunately, Bozi Tatarevic is an ...