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 ...

New safety rules could force Tesla to rethink its sleek, flush door handles as regulators raise concerns about accessibility during power loss or crash events. Regulators are scrutinizing Tesla’s ...

A growing debate over the safety of electronic door handles has reached new urgency in Europe, where regulators say design improvements are now a priority. After several crashes and fires left ...

It comes after the parents of 19-year-old girl filed a lawsuit against Tesla over claims its Cybertruck failed to open during an accident FEARS are mounting over modern hidden door handles – following ...

Tesla’s flush, retractable door handles, a key part of the brand’s minimalist design, could soon face major changes. Regulators in the U.S. and abroad are examining whether these electronically ...

Abstract: This paper describes the development of an underactuated gripper designed to unlatch doors knobs and handles. The challenge was to create a mechanism that could manipulate a variety of door ...

(Bloomberg) --A fatal crash involving a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan on Monday has renewed concerns over electronically-operated car door handles, after bystanders were unable to open the doors and ...

A fatal crash involving a Xiaomi Corp. SU7 electric sedan on Monday has renewed concerns over electrically powered car-door handles, after bystanders were unable to open the doors and rescue the ...

New regulations in China could force Tesla to make major changes to its door handle design, reports Aarian Marshall in Wired. American regulators have also launched an investigation into Tesla’s flush ...

Safety experts have raised concerns over the reliability of Tesla-style car door handles after they were blamed for the deaths of passengers. Car safety officials at the United Nations have sounded ...

China is moving to ban hidden door handles to remove potential risks associated with the feature widely found in new energy vehicles and even some gasoline models. The Ministry of Industry and ...